Hilanders
| 04/22/25 @ Montesano | 0-1 |
| 04/18/25 vs Battle Ground | 9-6 |
| 04/17/25 @ Mountain View | 7-0 |
| 04/15/25 vs Prairie | 3-2 |
| 04/11/25 vs Camas | 7-8 |
Kelso dropped their record down to 8-5 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Montesano Bulldogs by a score of 1-0. If the Hilanders were looking for revenge after losing 10-7 to the Bulldogs when the teams met back in March of 2019, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Paityn Mackin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
As for Montesano, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games.
On Montesano's side, not much got past Violet Prince, who gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Kelso off the board.
On the hitting side, Montesano secured the victory behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Addison Kersker, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Kelso and Montesano should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Washington Rankings. The Hilanders will challenge Evergreen at 4:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (49 vs. 221). Meanwhile, Montesano (ranked 46th) will meet Hoquiam (ranked 208th) at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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