The Garfield Bulldogs will square off against the Sedro-Woolley Cubs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Garfield sitting on four straight wins and Sedro-Woolley on 16.
Garfield barely beat Bishop Blanchet the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Bulldogs blew past the Bears 22-12 on Thursday. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by eight runs or more this season.
Sammy Breckenridge looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 13 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Garfield got a massive performance out of Joie Cunningham, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and five RBI. That's the most runs Cunningham has posted since back in April of 2024. Kaitlyn Washington was another key player, going 4-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs.
Garfield was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .657. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .346 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Sedro-Woolley's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Mt. Baker a 16-0 shutout. The Cubs are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the 15th matchup they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Sedro-Woolley's victory was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Garfield, their record now sits at 16-3.
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