The Cascade Bruins will venture away from home to take on the Shorecrest Scots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cascade has given up an average of 10.5 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Monday, Cascade came up short against Snohomish and fell 11-7. The Bruins haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Tessa Hahn and Lauryn Thompson did some serious damage despite the final result: Hahn went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Thompson went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one triple. That triple marked the first that Hahn hit this season. Another player making a difference was Kodie Rasmussen, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Shorecrest suffered their closest defeat since March 28, 2024 on Monday. They fell just short of Mountlake Terrace by a score of 8-6. The loss was the Scots' first of the season.
Riu Hanrahan made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Hanrahan is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's snagged at least one every time she's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lyla Ann Taing, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Having lost for the first time this season, Shorecrest fell to 3-1. As for Cascade, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Cascade hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Shorecrest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Cascade couldn't quite finish off Shorecrest in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 7-5. Can Cascade avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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