The Peninsula Seahawks will square off against the Decatur Golden Gators at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Peninsula is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against Enumclaw on Thursday. They lost 11-1 to the Hornets. The Seahawks haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Decatur came up short against Auburn Mountainview last Friday, falling 15-5.
Sam Hackney made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kahea Sharpe, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Peninsula's defeat dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Decatur, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-8.
Peninsula came out on top in a nail-biter against Decatur when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 8-6. Will the Seahawks repeat their success, or do the Golden Gators have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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