The North Thurston softball team rode an 11-run third inning to throttle Lakes 18-1 in five innings in Lakewood Thursday.
The Rams started the third with a two-run single by Paige Guyer and an RBI single by Sara Halterman before rattling off eight runs with two outs. Isabella Haagen’s fly ball was mishandled in right field and she turned it into a two-run, inside-the-park home run to put the Rams up 9-0. Saihdee Trolson added a two-run double in the third.
North Thurston tacked on seven runs in the fourth inning, all with two outs.
Syriahs Trolson struck out nine batters in five innings, allowing just one hit, one unearned run and four walks. Alyvia Belton and Saihdee Trolson each drove in two runs, and Abigail McBride went 2 for 3 with an RBI and three runs scored.
North Thurston (11-7, 8-6 Puget Sound League) will host Mount Tahoma (4-10, 4-10 PSL) Monday on senior night and will close the regular season at Capital (3-13, 3-11 PSL).
