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| 05/07/24 - Home | 13-7 W |
| 04/15/24 - Away | 5-4 W |
| 05/08/23 - Away | 2-3 L |
| 04/27/23 - Home | 4-0 W |
| 05/13/22 - Away | 11-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Tumwater is 9-1 against Centralia since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds will square off against the Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Tumwater will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Tumwater is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over Shelton on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Thunderbirds, who have now won three contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Sarah Stevens made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stevens was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Tumwater got a massive performance out of Zoe Fields, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those RBI marked the first that Fields brought in this season. Jaime Haase was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Tumwater kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Centralia unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Black Hills by a score of 7-5.
Tumwater's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Centralia, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-3-2.
Everything went Tumwater's way against Centralia when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Tumwater made off with a 13-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Thunderbirds since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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