Bellevue Christian has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will challenge the Klahowya Eagles at 4:15 p.m. Bellevue Christian and Klahowya are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
On Wednesday, Bellevue Christian suffered a rough 12-5 defeat at the hands of Seattle Christian.
Simone Loving-Williams and Isabella (Izzy) Rockey stepped up to the plate in a big way. Loving-Williams scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Rockey scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Rockey is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Klahowya waltzed into their match on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Rivals as they made off with a 13-3 victory. Considering Klahowya has won three games by more than nine runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Riley Carver made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Carver was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Bailey O'Brien was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was McKenna Sullivan, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Bellevue Christian's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Klahowya, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Bellevue Christian has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Klahowya struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Bellevue Christian might still be hurting after the 17-2 defeat they got from Klahowya in their previous meeting back in March. Can Bellevue Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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