The Squalicum Storm will take on the Mount Vernon Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Squalicum has struggled recently with 24 defeats in a row, while Mount Vernon will arrive with six straight wins.
Squalicum is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Burlington-Edison on Tuesday. They lost 26-1 to the Tigers. The match marked the Storm's lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Laela Staniford was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was her first of the season.
Meanwhile, Mount Vernon narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Lakewood 4-3. That's two games straight that the Bulldogs have won by just one run.
Mount Vernon pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.1 runs over those games. As for Squalicum, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Squalicum might still be hurting after the 24-1 defeat they got from Mount Vernon when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Storm avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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