Thurston waltzed into their contest on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They had just enough and edged the Churchill Lancers out 11-10. That's two games straight that Thurston has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Emily Spain, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Rosie Montes was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Thurston has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-6-1 record this season. As for Churchill, they dropped their record down to 3-15 with that loss, which was their seventh straight at home.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Thurston beat Churchill by a score of 14-6 later that day.
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