Southridge and Hermiston are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Southridge Suns will head out on the road to challenge the Hermiston Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Hermiston took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Southridge, who comes in off a win.
Southridge is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Kamiakin, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Southridge was ranked 23rd). Southridge was the clear victor by a 19-12 margin over Kamiakin on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for Southridge, who have now won ten games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Kamdynn Bettinson and Melise Brown did most of the damage at the plate: Bettinson went 5-for-5 with four runs, four RBI, and two doubles, while Brown got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Aryn Sloot, who scored three runs while going 2-for-6.
Meanwhile, Hermiston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 14-4 to Kamiakin.
The victory made it two in a row for Southridge and bumps their season record up to 12-6. As for Hermiston, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Southridge couldn't quite finish off Hermiston in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 9-7. Can Southridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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