For the second straight game, Crater will face off against Thurston. The Comets will host the Colts at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Crater is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Thurston just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Colts by a score of 6-5.
For Thurston's part, Kasey Ogan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits.
On the hitting side, Daphnie Heckel was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Raygan Litle, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
Thurston hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in ten consecutive matchups.
Thurston is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Crater, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 8-7.
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