Peninsula is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Stadium is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Peninsula Seahawks will take on the Stadium Tigers at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Peninsula: 2.8, Stadium: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Peninsula is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand River Ridge an 11-0 shutout on Tuesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Peninsula with their most commanding win of the season.
Peninsula got a great performance from Kaleb Copeland as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Matthew Sleeter, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Isaac Schultz-Tait was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Stadium had just enough and edged Bonney Lake out 9-7 on Wednesday.
The team relied heavily on Jesse Winkler, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dayton Lopez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Peninsula is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Stadium, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1.
Peninsula came out on top in a nail-biter against Stadium in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. Will Peninsula repeat their success, or does Stadium have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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