The North Thurston Rams will head out on the road to square off against the Central Kitsap Cougars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. North Thurston has given up an average of 9.6 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
North Thurston is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against River Ridge on Friday. They came up short against the Hawks, falling 21-2. The Rams have struggled against the Hawks recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Central Kitsap got themselves on the board against Klahowya on Thursday, but Klahowya never followed suit. They won by a run and slipped past the Eagles 1-0. The one-run effort marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Central Kitsap got a great performance from Coral Howell as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Alex Berg was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one double.
Central Kitsap has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for North Thurston, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
North Thurston couldn't quite get it done against Central Kitsap in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 as they fell 14-9. Can the Rams avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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