The Lakewood Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Meridian Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Lakewood took care of business in their home opener two weeks ago (barely). They came out on top in a nail-biter against Marysville Getchell and snuck past 5-3.
Meanwhile, Meridian has not done well against Anacortes recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Meridian skirted past Anacortes 10-8. With that win, Meridian brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Katie Prengaman spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered eight runs (all of which were unearned) on nine hits and racked up nine Ks. She also set a new season high mark in earned runs with no.
At the plate, Lorelai Margeson and Maddy Ritter did most of the damage at the plate: Margeson scored two runs while going 3-for-5, while Ritter scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kaelyn Neevel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Lakewood came up short against Meridian in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, falling 5-2. Will Lakewood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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