Softball Preview: Kamiakin Braves vs. Central Valley Bears
The Kamiakin Braves are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Central Valley Bears at 5:00 p.m. Kamiakin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
Kamiakin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Richland, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Kamiakin was ranked 17th). Kamiakin fell just short of Richland by a score of 2-1 on Friday. The loss continues a trend for Kamiakin in their matchups with Richland: they've now lost five in a row.
Kamiakin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josselyn Bass, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Central Valley entered their tilt with Gonzaga Prep with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Bullpups by a score of 25-20 on Friday.
Kamiakin's defeat dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Central Valley, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-11.
Everything went Kamiakin's way against Central Valley in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Kamiakin made off with a 22-0 victory. Does Kamiakin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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