The Bonney Lake Panthers will head out to square off against the Puyallup Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Bonney Lake sitting on three straight wins and Puyallup on nine.
Bonney Lake barely beat Spanaway Lake the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Panthers put the hurt on the Sentinels with a sharp 12-3 victory on Wednesday. The Panthers' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Gavin Jennings and Lucas Miller dominated on the mound. Jennings tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits, while Miller tossed two innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs but no hits.
At the plate, Jayden Ortiz-Ruiz was a standout: he scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brody Sexton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Bonney Lake always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .727. The last time their OBP was this high was was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Puyallup had just enough and edged out Emerald Ridge 7-5 on Thursday.
Brayden Landry was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of DJ Ringenbach, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Puyallup pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Bonney Lake, their record now sits at 4-5.
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