The Montesano Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the College Place Hawks at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
College Place is hoping to do on Saturday what Hoquiam couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Montesano's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Montesano blew past Hoquiam 15-1.
Montesano got a great performance from Kaitlyn Trail as she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Trail has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Kylee Wisdom was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Timmons, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, College Place's hitters rose to the challenge against a Bears pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.33 runs allowed on Saturday. College Place was the clear victor by a 15-5 margin over Kiona-Benton.
Montesano pushed their record up to 13-3 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for College Place, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Montesano skirted past College Place 3-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2019. Does Montesano have another victory up their sleeve, or will College Place turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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