South Kitsap has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Rogers Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. South Kitsap is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
South Kitsap lost 10-3 to Graham-Kapowsin on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for South Kitsap in their matchups with Graham-Kapowsin: they've now lost three in a row.
Kamdyn Hagerty was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Hagerty was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Hagerty wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Maleah Sawyers, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Rogers put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Curtis with a sharp 11-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rogers.
Like South Kitsap, Rogers also got a great game from a two-way player: Keagan Norfleet. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Norfleet has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Norfleet was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Rogers let Kendra Lewis and Sydney Sasaki loose on the outfield. Lewis went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a stolen base, while Sasaki scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Raygun Klippert, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
South Kitsap's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Rogers, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. South Kitsap has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.7 hits per game. However, it's not like Rogers struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
South Kitsap came out on top in a nail-biter against Rogers when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 6-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Norfleet, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will South Kitsap still be able to contain Norfleet? There's only one way to find out.
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