Kentridge is 0-10 against Tahoma since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Kentridge Chargers will head out on the road to take on the Tahoma Bears at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Kentridge's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Kentlake as Kentridge made off with an 8-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Kentridge.
Josephine Thompson made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Thompson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Thompson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mackenzie Coble, who scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Raegan Wallace was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Tahoma waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They were the clear victor by a 13-0 margin over the Raiders. 13 seems to be a good number for Tahoma as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kentridge's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-7. As for Tahoma, their win bumped their record up to 18-1.
Kentridge suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Tahoma in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Kentridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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