Jefferson is 1-6 against Tahoma since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Jefferson Raiders will be playing at home against the Tahoma Bears at 3:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jefferson will head into Wednesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a eight-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Kennedy Catholic on Wednesday. Jefferson skirted past Kennedy Catholic 7-5.
Meanwhile, Tahoma put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They beat Federal Way by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 13-1. Tahoma is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 11 straight.
Lily Rice was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Danika Curtis was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Jefferson's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Tahoma, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Jefferson suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Tahoma in their previous matchup on Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tahoma's Justine Hopkins, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Jefferson 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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