The Napavine Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Adna Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Napavine is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
While Napavine's win against Onalaska wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Tigers narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Loggers 8-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted since March 14, 2024.
Hannah Fay made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched seven innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. Fay was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Those two runs gave her a new career-high.
Lyla Kirkpatrick
| 04/14/25 vs Onalaska | 3 |
| 04/03/25 @ Mossyrock | 1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Castle Rock | 1 |
| 03/27/25 @ Toledo | 1 |
| 03/13/25 @ Rochester | 1 |
In other batting news, Lyla Kirkpatrick was incredible, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Kaut, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last matchup, Adna made sure to put some runs up on the board against Mossyrock on Monday. The Pirates blew past the Vikings 20-1. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won seven in a row.
Napavine is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Adna, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Napavine might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from Adna when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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