South Kitsap is 1-9 against Puyallup since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The South Kitsap Wolves will look to defend their home field against the Puyallup Vikings at 4:00 p.m. South Kitsap is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
On Monday, South Kitsap came up short against Sumner and fell 12-7. South Kitsap has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ronan Byrd was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Puyallup beat Graham-Kapowsin 12-7 on Monday.
Kiera Thomas was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up six earned (and one unearned) runs off 13 hits. Thomas has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Thomas was even better at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Kyra Smith was incredible, going 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kate Havice, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
South Kitsap's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5. As for Puyallup, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. South Kitsap has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Puyallup struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went South Kitsap's way against Puyallup when the teams last played back in March as South Kitsap made off with a 16-2 win. Will South Kitsap repeat their success, or does Puyallup have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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