Bethel is 2-8 against Emerald Ridge since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Bethel Bison will head out on the road to square off against the Emerald Ridge Jaguars at 4:00 p.m.
Bethel is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Graham-Kapowsin on Tuesday. They lost 16-2 to the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Emerald Ridge can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They never let Puyallup onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Emerald Ridge sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Puyallup's batters probably weren't too happy with Alanna Wirtala, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 13 Ks (she gave up two walks). Wirtala has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Emerald Ridge got a massive performance out of Taylor Orgeles, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kenzie Stolmeier, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Bethel's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Emerald Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Bethel might still be hurting after the 21-2 defeat they got from Emerald Ridge in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wirtala, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that Bethel knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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