The Granite Falls Tigers will be playing at home against the Orcas Island Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Granite Falls entered their tilt with Vashon Island with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Pirates on Wednesday as they made off with a 15-3 win. Granite Falls might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Bella Frye and Natalie Klepper were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Frye pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Klepper pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Frye has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Frye scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Klepper scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Granite Falls got a massive performance out of Addison Haverfield, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Reghan Ferguson was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Orcas Island scored the most runs they've had all season to find success two weeks ago. They blew past Concrete 29-11. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
The victory got Granite Falls back to even at 3-3. As for Orcas Island, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-8.
Everything went Granite Falls' way against Orcas Island when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Granite Falls made off with a 13-3 victory. Will Granite Falls repeat their success, or does Orcas Island have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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