The Lakes Lancers are taking a road trip to challenge the North Thurston Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lakes has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while North Thurston will arrive with five straight wins.
On Monday, Lakes came up short against Steilacoom and fell 6-3.
Lakes saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Brooks, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, North Thurston put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand River Ridge a 6-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Rams, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Ethan Shaefer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Grady Wright was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Lakes' defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for North Thurston, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.
Lakes might still be hurting after the 9-3 loss they got from North Thurston in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can the Lancers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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