The North Thurston Rams will face off against the Lakes Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Thurston has five straight wins, Lakes has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lakes' hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: North Thurston hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Rams' pitchers stepped up to hand River Ridge a 6-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
Ethan Shaefer
| 04/16/25 vs River Ridge | 4 |
| 04/11/25 vs Peninsula | 2 |
| 04/15/25 @ River Ridge | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Capital | 1 |
| 03/22/25 vs Bethel | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Ethan Shaefer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Grady Wright was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, Lakes came up short against Steilacoom on Monday and fell 6-3.
Lakes saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Brooks, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base.
North Thurston's victory bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Lakes, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Lakes' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. North Thurston has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Lakes, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1 strikeouts. Will North Thurston keep running through batters, or will the Lancers buck the trend?
North Thurston took their win against Lakes when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 9-3 score. Do the Rams have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lancers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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