With a playoff game on the line, Lake Washington rose to the challenge on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Holy Names Academy and snuck past 4-2. That's more bragging rights for Lake Washington, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ella Nielsen was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Nielsen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Nielsen wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sarah Bali, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Lake Washington pushed their record up to 19-5 with that win, which was their 13th straight at home. As for Holy Names Academy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-11.
As of now, neither Lake Washington nor Holy Names Academy have any future games scheduled.
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