The Kiona-Benton Bears will face off against the Cashmere Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Kiona-Benton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with nine straight losses, while Cashmere will come in with six straight victories.
On Tuesday, Kiona-Benton didn't have quite enough to beat Naches Valley and fell 6-5.
Meanwhile, Cashmere got the win against Wahluke on Tuesday by a conclusive 24-2. Considering the Bulldogs have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Rylan Hatmaker was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Peterson, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
Cashmere always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .683. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Cashmere pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Kiona-Benton, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15-1.
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