Softball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Central Kitsap

Cougars

Previous 3 Games

05/03/25 vs North Thurston	7-3
05/01/25 vs Klahowya	1-0
04/30/25 vs Silas	17-3

Central Kitsap had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the North Thurston Rams by a score of 7-3. That's more bragging rights for the Cougars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Coral Howell and Ari Linder dominated on the mound. Howell pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Linder tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Linder has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Ava Day and Alex Berg did most of the damage at the plate: Day went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI, while Berg got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Central Kitsap's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for North Thurston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-10.

Coming up, Central Kitsap will head out on the road to challenge Lincoln at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Cougars' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Abes have averaged an impressive 8.6 runs per game this season. As for North Thurston, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Capital at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.