Napavine is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Adna is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Tigers will host the Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Napavine 2.9, Adna 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Napavine is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Toledo just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Tigers have suffered since May 18, 2024.
Adna let Pe Ell/Willapa Valley stack five runs on them in the sixth inning on Thursday but luckily Adna prevailed anyway. The Pirates walked away with a 10-7 win over Pe Ell/Willapa Valley. Adna's victory was all the more impressive since Pe Ell/Willapa Valley were averaging only 3.83 runs allowed on the season.
Beau Miller made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Adna let Cash Smith and Luke Mohney run wild. Smith went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double, while Mohney got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Talan Guerrero, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Adna was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .353 or higher in four consecutive games.
Napavine's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 11-1 and their overall record down to 13-3. As for Adna, their win bumped their record up to 15-0.
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