Tumwater rallied to tie its game against Aberdeen in the seventh on Thursday, but the T-Birds ultimately fell 13-8 in nine innings in an EvCo matchup.
Aberdeen led 4-1 after four, but Tumwater scored three in the fifth to tie the game at four. After Aberdeen scored two in the sixth, the T-Birds responded again.
Chloe Johnson drilled an RBI single in the sixth to get the Thunderbirds within one, and Sophie Skillman hit an RBI double to tie the game at six in the seventh.
Aberdeen broke the game open in the top of the ninth, though, scoring seven runs to take control.
Skillman finished with four RBIs, while Johnson, Carmyn Martinez, and Megan Barrett also drove in runs. Brielle Womach and Skillman finished with two hits apiece, and six other T-Birds collected a hit.
Tumwater (2-1, 0-1 2A EvCo) won’t have to wait long to try to bounce back. The Thunderbirds will head south to face Centralia on Friday.
