The Cedarcrest Red Wolves will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Monroe Bearcats at 4:00 p.m. Cedarcrest has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Monroe will come in with five straight wins.
On Wednesday, Cedarcrest came up short against Everett and fell 6-1.
Lily Rafferty spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Monroe stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Lynnwood 12-1.
Holly Pettitt made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Pettitt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Vivian Knuckey, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Hadley Oylear was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Cedarcrest's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6. As for Monroe, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Cedarcrest was able to grind out a solid victory over Monroe in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 14-11. Will Cedarcrest repeat their success, or does Monroe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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