The Kalama Chinooks will face off against the Castle Rock Rockets at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Kalama has three straight wins, Castle Rock has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Kalama's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Stevenson with a sharp 12-0 victory. The Chinooks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by six runs or more this season.
Katelynne Jones made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Lahna Moon
| 05/01/25 vs Stevenson | 2 |
| 04/29/25 @ Stevenson | 1 |
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lahna Moon, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ada Schlangen, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Kalama always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .607. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stevenson only posted an OBP of .200.
Seton Catholic hit Castle Rock with a five-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Rockets came up short against the Cougars, falling 15-3.
Castle Rock's loss dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Kalama, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
Kalama beat Castle Rock 7-4 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Will the Chinooks repeat their success, or do the Rockets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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