Both Jefferson and Decatur came up short Tuesday in first-place showdowns in their respective divisions of the South Puget Sound League.
The Raiders (6-2-1) lost for the second time this season to the Kentwood Conquerors, 1-0, to fall two points behind the Conquerors (6-0-3) in the SPSL North Division standings.
The Gators, who were the lone unbeaten in the division until Tuesday, fell 3-2 to the Auburn Mountainview Lions in a match that pitted the top-two teams in the SPSL 3A Division. Both teams now sit 4-1-0 in league play.
Tuesday’s game was back and forth all night. Auburn Mountainview (4-1-0 SPSL 3A) struck first in the 12th minute on a goal from Yves Mugisha. But Decatur’s Dominique Dismuke answered with a goal seven minutes later to tie the game at 1-1.
The Lions’ Trevor Ralph gave Auburn the lead back in the 43rd minute, before Decatur’s Ali Villalon tied the game up again in the 65th. But Isaac Cordoza gave the Lions the lead for good in the 79th minute on a pass from Sergei Rubakha.
The Kentwood-Jefferson match was just the opposite — a grind-it-out, defensive battle.
Kentwood’s Cody Crook tallied the only goal of the game in the 25th minute on a pass from Jared Fuller. Stein Christensen made the first-half goal stick by earning the shutout in goal for the Conquerors.
Kentwood also beat Jefferson, 2-1, in the opening game of the SPSL North season on March 15.
Beamer 9, Curtis 1
The Titans (7-0-2) remain in a first-place tie in the SPSL South with another blowout win Tuesday in University Place. Emerald Ridge is also 7-0-2 in the South Division.
Tuesday, Beamer got a pair of hat tricks from a pair of Division I-signees. Troy Peterson tallied three goals and Ugo Okoli also netted three. Peterson is heading to the College of Charleston and Okoli will play at Wake Forest next fall. Peterson leads the Titans with 10 goals and nine assists this season and Okoli has nine goals and seven assists.
The Titans’ other goals came from Paul Park, Ike Crook and Chase Nestor.
Beamer will host Emerald Ridge April 22 at Federal Way Memorial Stadium.
TENNIS
Jefferson
The Raiders finally got back to action Monday with a 5-0 win over Curtis in SPSL Central Division action. The victory improved TJ to 2-0 on the season.
The Raiders got wins from Breanna Ziccarelli and Elizabeth Perea in singles action. In doubles’ play, TJ’s victories came from Krista Nakamura and Cindy Park at No. 1, Amanda Ziccarelli and Nichelle Song at No. 2 and Gloria Oh and Alice Kim at No. 3.
Decatur
The Gators dominated the doubles’ play Monday to remain unbeaten in the SPSL 3A Division with a 3-2 win over Bonney Lake. Decatur won all three doubles’ matches in straight sets after losing both points in singles.
Meghan Cassens and Chanel Carlson won at No. 1, 6-0, 6-1, Jen Kanesta and Christina Sessoms won at No. 2, 6-2, 6-2, and Kimila Nowosad and Salena Shugarts threw a shutout at No. 3, 6-0, 6-0.
SOFTBALL
Decatur
After a long, rain-induced layoff, the Decatur Gators (0-5) dropped a pair of SPSL 3A Division games Monday and Tuesday. The Gators lost to the Peninsula Seahawks, 11-2, Monday afternoon in Purdy and were shutout by Lakes Tuesday, 10-0.
Peninsula tallied four runs in the bottom of the first and four more in the fifth to take a 9-0 advantage. Both of Decatur’s runs came in the top of the sixth. The Gators finished with eight hits, but struck out 15 times during the game.
Decatur’s Abby McFaul finished up 3 for 3 and Erin Slater was 2 for 4 at the plate and also struck out four Peninsula hitters on the mound.
Against Lakes, the Gators’ collected six hits, including two by Slater, but couldn’t push a run across.
Federal Way
The Eagles (0-4) had only one hit during a 14-1 loss to Bethel Tuesday at home.
Beamer
The Todd Beamer Titans (3-2 SPSL South) couldn’t figure out Puyallup pitcher Kelsey Robinson during Tuesday’s 2-0 loss to the Vikings. Robinson allowed only two hits and struck out nine.
Beamer’s Emma Blauser was also solid on the mound for the Titans. Blauser gave up only five hits during her six innings of work.
Jefferson
The Raiders (2-2) were blown away by the Kentlake Falcons Tuesday at home, 21-0, in five innings. The Falcons scored in every inning, including 10 runs in the third. Kentlake finished with 20 hits, compared to just one by TJ.
The Falcons’ Britt Styger had a huge day at the plate, finishing 4 for 5 with three home runs and five RBIs.
BASEBALL
Decatur
The Gator offense stalled Tuesday during a 4-1 loss to the Lakes Lancers in Lakewood. Decatur (2-3 SPSL 3A, 2-6 overall) had only three hits against Lakes’ Brandon Perez, who threw all seven innings. Zach Jacobs took the loss on the mound for the Gators.
Jefferson
The Raiders (2-5 SPSL North, 3-6 overall) couldn’t get anything going offensively and fell to the Kentlake Falcons Tuesday, 10-1. The Falcons tallied five runs in the top of the first and cruised to the win. Kentlake’s Sean Hartnett struck out nine in five innings of work.
Jefferson had only five hits, including a double by Dylan Cooper, who scored the Raiders’ lone run.
Federal Way
The Eagles remained a game back of Emerald Ridge and Puyallup in the SPSL South standings Tuesday with an 8-1 win over Bethel.
Federal Way (6-2 SPSL South, 7-3 overall) scored all eight of its runs in the first four innings at home, including three each in the first and third innings. Austin Weber picked up the win on the mound, limiting Bethel to just four hits.
Derek Klaas finished 1 for 3 with a home run and senior Nick Tanielu was 2 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs.
Beamer
The Todd Beamer Titans (3-4 SPSL South, 6-4 overall) seemed primed to knock the Puyallup Vikings out of first place in the SPSL South Tuesday afternoon. The Titans tallied two runs in the top of the sixth inning to take a 5-4 lead over the Vikings.
But Puyallup (7-1) tallied five runs in the bottom of the sixth to steal away the 9-5 victory. Beamer’s Adam Bolf finished 2 for 3 with two RBIs and Richie Apigo took the loss on the mound.
