The Rogers Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Kitsap Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rogers will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Rogers can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They never let Curtis onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory.
Keagan Norfleet made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Norfleet has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Norfleet was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Rogers let Kendra Lewis and Sydney Sasaki loose on the outfield. Lewis went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base, while Sasaki scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Raygun Klippert, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
South Kitsap lost 10-3 to Graham-Kapowsin on Tuesday. South Kitsap has not had much luck with Graham-Kapowsin recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Like Rogers, South Kitsap also got a great game from a two-way player: Kamdyn Hagerty. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Hagerty was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Hagerty wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Maleah Sawyers, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Rogers has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for South Kitsap, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
Wednesday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Rogers hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .373. However, it's not like South Kitsap struggles in that department as they've averaged .351. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Rogers couldn't quite finish off South Kitsap in their previous meeting back in March and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hagerty, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off ten hits. Now that Rogers knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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