The Vashon Island Pirates are on the road again on Monday to play the Seattle Christian Warriors at 4:00 p.m.
Vashon Island's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Cascade Christian on Friday. They lost 12-0 to the Cougars. Vashon Island has struggled against Cascade Christian recently, as their contest on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Seattle Christian gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They put the hurt on Bellevue Christian with a sharp 18-1 victory. While fans of Seattle Christian might be used to big wins, the 17-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Izzy Blase made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Blase has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Blase was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Evelyn Koontz was a standout: she fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-3. Mihret Sanders was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Vashon Island's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Seattle Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Vashon Island came up short against Seattle Christian when the teams last played last Friday, falling 12-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Blase, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off six hits. Now that Vashon Island knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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