Mount Tahoma hasn't had much luck against Central Kitsap recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The T-Birds will look to defend their home field against the Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Mount Tahoma has given up an average of 16.5 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Mount Tahoma is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Monday. They came up short against Peninsula, falling 15-1. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the T-Birds couldn't push the score so high this time.
GENESIS JONES made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run. Another player making a difference was KARLIE HEGG, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one double.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Cougars on Tuesday. Central Kitsap blew past Capital 19-1. Considering Central Kitsap has won nine contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ava Day and Scarlett Mabe did most of the damage at the plate: Day went 1-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base, while Mabe went 2-for-3 with three runs and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Savvy Paulson, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and three runs.
Central Kitsap was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Capital only posted a batting average of .222.
Central Kitsap pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Mount Tahoma, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Mount Tahoma might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Central Kitsap when the teams last played back in March. Will the T-Birds have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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