The North Thurston Rams are taking a road trip to face off against the Port Angeles Roughriders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. North Thurston will be strutting in after a win while Port Angeles will be coming in after a defeat.
If North Thurston beats Port Angeles with four runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Rams narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Peninsula 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
Ethan Shaefer
| 04/11/25 vs Peninsula | 2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Capital | 1 |
| 03/22/25 vs Bethel | 1 |
| 03/19/25 @ Silas | 1 |
Ethan Shaefer made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). North Thurston is undefeated when Shaefer allows one or fewer earned runs, but 4-5 otherwise. Shaefer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Grady Wright, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Kennedy, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Port Angeles didn't have quite enough to beat Sequim on Wednesday and fell 5-4.
North Thurston's record is now 7-5. As for Port Angeles, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5-2.
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