The Bainbridge Spartans will challenge the Bremerton Knights at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with ten consecutive losses apiece dating back to last season.
Bainbridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came up short against Sequim on Monday, falling 20-10. Even if the Spartans couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Meika Blackwelder made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Sofia Kochevar also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
North Mason hit Bremerton with a six-run fifth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Knights lost 12-2 to the Bulldogs. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Knights couldn't push the score so high this time.
Bremerton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Payron Littleraven-Oliver, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Bremerton's loss dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Bainbridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Bainbridge's way against Bremerton in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Bainbridge made off with a 19-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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