Crusaders
| 03/20/25 vs Nathan Hale | 9-10 |
| 03/18/25 @ West Seattle | 9-6 |
| 03/15/25 @ Interlake | 16-2 |
| 03/15/25 vs Highline | 14-1 |
| 03/15/25 @ Mercer Island | 6-12 |
It was a good run, but Eastside Catholic unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Nathan Hale Raiders by a score of 10-9. The Crusaders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Raiders apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.
Elysse Williams was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and eight unearned) runs off nine hits. Williams was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Queen Tone made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in runs. Kate D'Ambrosio also deserves some recognition as she got her first hits of the season.
Eastside Catholic now has a losing record of 3-4. As for Nathan Hale, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Eastside Catholic has already played their next game (against Ingraham), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Nathan Hale, they will face off against West Seattle at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Seattle has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.6 runs per game on average), something Nathan Hale will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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