The Mt. Rainier Rams will square off against the Chief Sealth Seahawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Rainier's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Chief Sealth's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Mt. Rainier's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Bonney Lake 1-0.
Mt. Rainier's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Johnny Hall, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that Hall snagged this season.
Meanwhile, Chief Sealth won against Sultan on Thursday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. Chief Sealth was the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Bellingham. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Seahawks.
Chief Sealth also got a great performance from Sam Popelka as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 4.2 innings pitched. What's more, Popelka posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March of 2024.
On the hitting side, Ford Rains was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. Nolan Vanbuskirk was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run.
Mt. Rainier's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2-1. As for Chief Sealth, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Mt. Rainier beat Chief Sealth 7-2 when the teams last played back in March of 2019. Will Mt. Rainier repeat their success, or does Chief Sealth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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