Lake Stevens has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Glacier Peak Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Lake Stevens: 2.2, Glacier Peak: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lake Stevens is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Jackson, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Lake Stevens was ranked third). Lake Stevens fell just short of Jackson by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. Lake Stevens has struggled against Jackson recently, as their match on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Mara Sivley was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched 6.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Haylee Kim made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Glacier Peak came up short against Jackson last Tuesday and fell 5-1.
Lake Stevens' loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3. As for Glacier Peak, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-6 record this season.
Lake Stevens was able to grind out a solid win over Glacier Peak in their previous matchup back in April, winning 3-0. Will Lake Stevens repeat their success, or does Glacier Peak have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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