Baseball Recap: Puyallup Beats Sumner for Their 13th Straight Victory

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Previous Games

04/14/25 @ Sumner	10-5
04/11/25 @ Spanaway Lake	21-0
04/09/25 vs Sumner	12-2
04/04/25 vs Bonney Lake	9-1
04/03/25 @ Emerald Ridge	7-5
+ 8 more games

Puyallup put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against the Sumner Spartans by a score of 10-5. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 12-2 last Wednesday.

Madden Pike made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 9.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Those nine strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with three RBI.

In other batting news, Gage Thompson and Noah Benedict did most of the damage at the plate: Thompson went 2-for-7 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base, while Benedict scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in six of his seven plate appearances. Keagan Soliza was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his seven plate appearances.

Puyallup kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in four consecutive games.

Puyallup pushed their record up to 13-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Sumner, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.

Puyallup and Sumner should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Washington Rankings. Puyallup will challenge Curtis at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (1 vs. 92). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Puyallup 1.7, Curtis 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Sumner (ranked 39th) will meet Rogers (ranked 183rd) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Spartans 3.1, the Rams 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.