Thurston waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Eagle Point Eagles and snuck past 9-7. This was payback for Thurston, who suffered an 11-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Kasey Ogan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and five unearned) runs on ten hits.
On the hitting side, Thurston let Kendall Miller and Bailey Tovey loose on the outfield. Miller went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double, while Tovey went 3-for-4 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Rosie Montes, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Eagle Point's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kady Lindstrom, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Estes, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Thurston pushed their record up to 12-6-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Eagle Point, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-6 record this season.
Thurston will have a chance to go back-to-back against Eagle Point: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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