The Peninsula Seahawks will face off against the North Thurston Rams at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
North Thurston will be up against a hot Peninsula team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. The Seahawks put the hurt on Capital with a sharp 22-1 win on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, North Thurston never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 31-0 margin over Lakes. The Rams' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Paige Guyer made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sara Halterman, who went 3-for-4 with four runs, three doubles, and three RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Saidee Trolson was another key player, going 2-for-4 with five runs and two RBI.
North Thurston was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in nine consecutive matches.
North Thurston is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 23.5 runs over those games. As for Peninsula, they pushed their record up to 10-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Peninsula came out on top in a nail-biter against North Thurston in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 7-5. Will the Seahawks repeat their success, or do the Rams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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