Softball Recap: Cedarcrest Drops Season-High Score on Hazen

Red Wolves

Team Score (Highest)

04/09/25 @ Hazen	28
03/26/25 vs Bellevue	23
03/19/25 vs Hazen	17
04/04/25 vs Newport - Bellevue	8
03/24/25 @ Sammamish	5

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cedarcrest). They were the clear victors by a 28-3 margin over the Hazen Highlanders on Wednesday. With that win, the Red Wolves brought their scoring average up to 7.5 runs per game.

Abby Combs was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Combs was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances.

In other batting news, Josie Fiala and Paityn Craig did most of the damage at the plate: Fiala went 5-for-6 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI, while Craig got on base in all six of her plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Craig a new career-high. Aspen Balzer was another key player, getting on base in five of her six plate appearances with three runs and four RBI.

Cedarcrest always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .774. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Cedarcrest's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-7-1. As for Hazen, they dropped their record down to 2-9 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.

Cedarcrest and Hazen could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Washington Rankings. The Red Wolves will challenge Inglemoor at 6:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (135 vs. 26). Meanwhile, Hazen (ranked 186th) will meet North Creek (ranked third) at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.