The Central Kitsap Cougars will square off against the North Thurston Rams at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither Central Kitsap nor North Thurston posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Central Kitsap's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Klahowya 1-0. Those one runs were actually the fewest the Cougars have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Coral Howell tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Alex Berg, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one double.
Meanwhile, North Thurston came up short against River Ridge on Friday, falling 21-2. The loss continues a trend for the Rams in their meetings with the Hawks: they've now lost seven in a row.
Central Kitsap has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for North Thurston, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
Central Kitsap was able to grind out a solid victory over North Thurston in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 14-9. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Rams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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