Lake Stevens is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Jackson is on a seven-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Lake Stevens Vikings will take on the Jackson Timberwolves at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lake Stevens: 1.7, Jackson: 0.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Lake Stevens is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Kamiak, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Lake Stevens was ranked fifth). Lake Stevens came out on top in a nail-biter against Kamiak on Tuesday and snuck past 3-1.
Charli Pugmire spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lake Stevens' win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ava Heston, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa Bradley, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Jackson put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They never let Roosevelt onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory.
Yanina Sherwood (2024-UNLV) made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Sherwood (2024-UNLV) was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rachel Sysum (2024-Fresno State), who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kiana Holden (2025), who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
Lake Stevens' win bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Jackson, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1.
Lake Stevens came up short against Jackson in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 3-0. Can Lake Stevens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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