The Montesano Bulldogs will challenge the Tenino Beavers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Montesano sitting on eight straight victories and Tenino on 11.
Last Friday, Montesano was able to grind out a solid win over Elma, taking the game 6-1.
Meanwhile, Tenino beat Kalama 11-6 on Saturday.
Jude Leitch was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Leitch was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, Austin Gonia was a standout: he scored two runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-4. Those five stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Will Feltus was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Tenino was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Tenino's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Montesano, their record now sits at 9-1.
Montesano beat Tenino 16-11 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Beavers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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