The Central Kitsap Cougars will venture away from home to challenge the River Ridge Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Central Kitsap had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the seven-run drubbing they dealt Lakes on Friday. The Cougars blew past the Lancers 10-3. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Cougars' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask River Ridge). Everything went their way against Mount Tahoma on Friday as they made off with a 16-2 win. The Hawks have beaten the T-Birds the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the T-Birds has come to flipping the script.
Central Kitsap now has a winning record of 9-8-1. As for River Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 7-11.
Everything went Central Kitsap's way against River Ridge when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Central Kitsap made off with a 14-0 win. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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