The Lakewood Cougars will venture away from home to challenge the Sedro-Woolley Cubs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lakewood has given up an average of 13.8 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Sehome hit Lakewood with a eight-run second inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Cougars came up short against the Mariners, falling 15-2. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
Lakewood saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Riley Pevny, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Marlene Zoller also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Sedro-Woolley came tearing into Saturday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.1 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Borderites a 24-0 shutout. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Lakewood has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-9-1 record this season. As for Sedro-Woolley, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.
Lakewood might still be hurting after the 15-0 loss they got from Sedro-Woolley when the teams last played back in April of 2025. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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