Contributed article by Gerardo Bolong

South Puget Sound League 2A second place Orting showed clout and stinginess in a 6-1 girls fastpitch softball win at Nisqually 1A Seattle Christian.

As part of their preparation for postseason, the Warriors have scheduled strong non-league opposition.

In this case, on Fri., May 8, the Cardinals forced SCS to fight hard from the beginning by navigating for a single tally in the first inning.

The home team evened the score with a fourth inning tally.

However, Orting clamped down to stop any further Warrior scoring. The Cardinals scored two runs in the sixth inning and a trio runs in the seventh inning for the margin of triumph.

McKenzie Behnke twirled a five-hitter for the Cardinals. Grace Schrader batted 4-for-5 with a triple and two runs scored. Teammate Alycis Bannan was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Sudney Banyai scored two runs in a 1-for-2 performance.

For the battling Warriors, Carlee Ronish was 2-for-3 with a double and SCS's only RBI. Lisa Kumasaka was also 2-for-3 with a triple and a run scored.