Bethel is 0-10 against Graham-Kapowsin since March of 2018 but things could change on Wednesday. Bethel will head out on the road to challenge Graham-Kapowsin at 4:00 p.m. Bethel has given up an average of 11.1 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Bethel lost 20-3 to Yelm on Monday. The Bison have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Graham-Kapowsin hadn't done well against Olympia recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Graham-Kapowsin never let Olympia get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by six runs or more this season.
Not much got past Jessika Jennings, who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Olympia off the board. Jennings has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Macee Matison, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Payton McCulloch also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Graham-Kapowsin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Olympia only posted a batting average of .080.
The win made it two in a row for Graham-Kapowsin and bumps their season record up to 3-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for Bethel, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Bethel suffered a grim 16-2 defeat to Graham-Kapowsin in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Bethel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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