The Gig Harbor Tides will challenge West Seattle at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gig Harbor is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Gig Harbor barely beat North Thurston the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Gig Harbor's pitchers stepped up to hand North Thurston a 12-0 shutout on Friday.
Max Bergford looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Hunter Payne was a standout: he scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Porras, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Gig Harbor always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Thurston only posted an OBP of .300.
Meanwhile, West Seattle earned a 5-1 win over Bonney Lake on Tuesday.
West Seattle pushed their record up to 1-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Gig Harbor, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
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