Central Kitsap is 1-9 against Gig Harbor since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Central Kitsap Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Gig Harbor Tides at 6:00 p.m. Central Kitsap will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Monday, Central Kitsap beat North Thurston 14-9.
Saavy Paulson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Paulson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Alex Berg was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Ava Day, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Gig Harbor came tearing into Monday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a run and slipped past the Hawks 7-6.
Central Kitsap's victory bumped their record up to 3-10. As for Gig Harbor, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Central Kitsap might still be hurting after the 9-3 defeat they got from Gig Harbor in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gig Harbor's Danielle Biehl, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Now that Central Kitsap knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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