Olympia typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Rogers proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a run and slipped past the Olympia Bears 3-2. This was payback for Rogers, who suffered a 7-6 loss the last time these two teams met.
Keagan Norfleet made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Norfleet has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances. Norfleet was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Norfleet wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Sasaki, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Olympia's side, Sami Potvin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Brooklyn Crass made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Rogers has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Olympia, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-3.
Rogers will take on Curtis at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rogers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Curtis' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Olympia, they will head out on the road to face off against Puyallup at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Olympia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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