The Ferndale Golden Eagles will take on the Oak Harbor Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Ferndale turned things around against Bellingham on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 20-6 margin over the Bayhawks. The Golden Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by ten runs or more this season.
Maddy Slevin
| 04/17/25 @ Bellingham | 4 |
| 03/31/25 @ Meridian | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Lakewood | 2 |
| 04/15/25 vs Sedro-Woolley | 1 |
| 04/02/25 vs Mt. Baker | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Maddy Slevin, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Celisse Castleberry was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Ferndale kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oak Harbor). Everything went their way against Sehome on Thursday as they made off with a 22-1 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Wildcats sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Loto Tupu was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Layla Suto, who went 3-for-4 with four runs and four RBI.
Oak Harbor's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Ferndale, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Ferndale suffered a grim 17-1 defeat to Oak Harbor in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can the Golden Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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