Lake Stevens is 8-2 against Kamiak since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lake Stevens Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Kamiak Knights at 4:00 p.m. Lake Stevens is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road.
Lake Stevens is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Glacier Peak, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Lake Stevens was ranked fourth). Lake Stevens' pitcher stepped up to hand Glacier Peak a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Not much got past Charli Pugmire, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Glacier Peak off the board. Pugmire has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lake Stevens saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoe Hopkins, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a double. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Waldo, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Kamiak came up short against Jackson on Wednesday and fell 6-3.
Tyler Karabach made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Lake Stevens is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Kamiak, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-3 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lake Stevens has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Kamiak struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lake Stevens skirted past Kamiak 3-1 when the teams last played two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Kamiak's Synclair Mawudeku, who struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lake Stevens still be able to contain Mawudeku? There's only one way to find out.
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