Kings
| 04/25/25 @ North Pole | 25 |
| 04/25/25 @ Redington | 12 |
| 05/10/25 @ Sitka | 8 |
| 04/12/25 @ Juneau-Douglas | 8 |
| 04/12/25 @ Juneau-Douglas | 8 |
Ketchikan faced Sitka in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Kings blew past the Wolves 13-5. Considering the Kings have won nine matches by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Willow Vierra-Sonnenschein made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. What's more, she posted four strikeouts, the most she's had since back in April. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one RBI.
In other batting news, Ella Shull was a standout: she went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mylee Gray, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Ketchikan kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.3 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.8.
Ketchikan's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 13-14-2. As for Sitka, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-12-4.
Sitka will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Juneau-Douglas at 7:00 p.m. on the 23rd. Ketchikan will be paying especially close attention to the Wolves' game: after the Wolves face off against the Crimson Bears, they'll take on Ketchikan again on the 30th.
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