The Peninsula Seahawks will head out on the road to challenge the Olympic Trojans at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Olympic will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Peninsula extended their winning streak to five on Wednesday. Everything went the Seahawks' way against River Ridge as they made off with a 17-2 victory. The game was the first time the Seahawks have beaten the Hawks on their field since April 19, 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Olympic). Everything went their way against Bremerton on Tuesday as they made off with an 18-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won eight in a row.
Sophia Brown made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Brown was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Olympic let Kennedy Haas and Evee Abbay run wild. Haas went 4-for-5 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs, while Abbay got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those two triples gave Haas a new career-high. Briana Bracero also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Olympic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Peninsula's record now sits at 7-2. As for Olympic, their record is now 4-2.
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