The Washington Patriots will challenge the Eatonville Cruisers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Washington will be strutting in after a victory while Eatonville will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, Washington made easy work of Foss and carried off a 15-7 win. Considering the Patriots have won five contests by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Steve-Rae Garcia-Zamora and Dee Moore made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Garcia-Zamora tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Moore pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Garcia-Zamora has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Garcia-Zamora went 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double, while Moore went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Harmony Steenhard, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Alex Miles, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Eatonville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 13-3 to Fife.
Eatonville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lila Downey, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.
Washington is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for Eatonville, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Washington skirted past Eatonville 12-11 in their previous meeting on April 2nd. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Cruisers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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