Graham-Kapowsin is 1-9 against Sumner since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Graham-Kapowsin Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sumner Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, everything went Graham-Kapowsin's way against Bethel as Graham-Kapowsin made off with a 16-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Graham-Kapowsin.
Jessika Jennings made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Jennings was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Rylee Brown was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Riley Nieblas was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Sumner's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Olympia on Tuesday. Sumner blew past Curtis 13-3.
Like Graham-Kapowsin, Sumner also got a great game from a two-way player: Riley McGee. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over 4.2 innings pitched. McGee has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. McGee was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Sumner got a massive performance out of Abby Dean, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Anna Thweatt, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5.
Graham-Kapowsin is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Sumner, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
Graham-Kapowsin couldn't quite finish off Sumner in their previous meeting back in April and fell 10-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McGee, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three stolen bases, and four RBI. Now that Graham-Kapowsin knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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