The Kalama Chinooks will face off against the Seton Catholic Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kalama has given up an average of 11.3 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Kalama is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Fort Vancouver by a score of 14-13 last Thursday.
Meanwhile, Seton Catholic had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Storm.
Jack Williams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Ryker Ruelas and Garrett Nebels did most of the damage at the plate: Ruelas scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Nebels scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Those three runs gave Nebels a new career-high. Teddy Wieczorek was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Seton Catholic's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Kalama, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Kalama might still be hurting after the 14-8 loss they got from Seton Catholic in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can the Chinooks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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