The River View Panthers will face off against the Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (River View has seven straight victories, Tri-Cities Prep has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
River View's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Tuesday. They put the hurt on Cle Elum-Roslyn with a sharp 17-0 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 17 contests by ten runs or more this season.
Courtney Morris was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with four stolen bases, two doubles, and one run. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March. Lauren Overstreet was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs and one RBI.
River View always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .512 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Tri-Cities Prep came up short against Goldendale on Tuesday, falling 25-6.
River View pushed their record up to 17-1 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Tri-Cities Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Everything went River View's way against Tri-Cities Prep in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as River View made off with a 22-4 victory. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Jaguars turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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