The Cedarcrest Red Wolves will venture away from home to face off against the Newport - Bellevue Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Cedarcrest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Cedarcrest fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against North Creek on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 4-3. The Red Wolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lily Rafferty
| 04/23/25 vs North Creek | 19 |
| 04/18/25 vs Woodinville | 12 |
| 04/14/25 vs Sammamish | 13 |
| 04/11/25 @ Inglemoor | 13 |
| 04/04/25 vs Newport - Bellevue | 10 |
| 04/02/25 @ North Creek | 10 |
Lily Rafferty spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 19 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Maddie Davis made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season.
Meanwhile, Newport - Bellevue lost 14-4 to Woodinville on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their meetings with the Falcons: they've now lost eight in a row.
Demi Brown- Ruegg was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Newport - Bellevue's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Cedarcrest, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10-1.
Newport - Bellevue's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Cedarcrest has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Newport - Bellevue, though, as they've been averaging only 3.2 strikeouts. Will Cedarcrest keep running through batters, or will the Knights buck the trend?
Cedarcrest couldn't quite finish off Newport - Bellevue in their previous matchup on April 4th and fell 10-8. Can the Red Wolves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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