Softball Game Preview: Pullman Greyhounds vs. West Valley Eagles

The Pullman Greyhounds will face off against the West Valley Eagles at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.

West Valley will be up against a hot Pullman team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Greyhounds came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 14-13 W against Clarkston. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Kinsey Rees made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rees was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.

Taylor Cromie

Stolen Base (Career)

04/22/25 vs Clarkston	2
04/19/25 @ North Central	1
04/15/25 vs East Valley	1
03/25/25 @ West Valley	1
03/20/25 vs North Central	1

In other batting news, Juliana Stewart and Taylor Cromie did most of the damage at the plate: Stewart went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Cromie went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Cromie a new career-high. Cori Stewart was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.

Pullman was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in six consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, West Valley had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They were the clear victors by a 23-7 margin over Rogers on Tuesday. Considering the Eagles have won four games by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

The victory got Pullman back to even at 7-7. As for West Valley, their win bumped their record up to 4-8.

Pullman skirted past West Valley 5-4 in their previous matchup back in March. Do the Greyhounds have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.