The Prairie Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Garfield Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Prairie's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Garfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Prairie heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Saturday. They fell 4-1 to Gig Harbor. Having soared to a lofty 27 runs in the game before, the Falcons couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Garfield won against West Seattle on Wednesday with 17 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Bulldogs beat Seattle Prep by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 17-1. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 18 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Sammy Breckenridge looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Garfield got a massive performance out of Sarah Lessig, who went 1-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Mae Valenta, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Garfield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .649. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Seattle Prep only posted an OBP of .200.
Garfield has been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 20 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Prairie, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
Prairie couldn't quite get it done against Garfield in their previous meeting back in May of 2019 as they fell 6-1. Can the Falcons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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