The Tenino Beavers will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Overlake Owls at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Monday, Tenino had just enough and edged out Charles Wright 7-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Beavers.
Austin Gonia made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Gonia was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mikey Vassar, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Will Feltus, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Overlake put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand South Whidbey a 2-0 shutout. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Overlake pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of four runs across that stretch. As for Tenino, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
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