Despite wet weather early in the season, the Juanita Rebels softball team started things off with three non-league wins over 4A opponents.

Juanita beat Bothell on Monday, March 14 13-0. The team powered through the entire game, posting two runs in both the first and second, before widening the gap in the third with a six run inning. The Rebels had 20 hits in the game.

Dani Faist was 3-4 with two runs and one RBI, while Keana Miller was 2-2 with 2 runs, Cami Pettengill was 2-4 with an RBI and a home run, while Lindsay Ulbrickson was 2-4 with 3 RBI.

On Wednesday, March 16 the Rebels faced Eastlake, winning 10-0. Juanita started slower than against Bothell, opening with just one run in the first and three in the second. It wasn’t until the final inning of the game the Rebels cracked things open, scoring four runs.

Faist was 2-4 with one run and 2 RBI, Miller was 2-3 with three runs and one RBI and Taylor Paddock was 1-1 with two RBI.

Friday, March 18 the team traveled to Inglemoor, winning 13-2. The Rebels scored 13 runs off nine hits during the match, including an eight run second inning.

Faist was 2-3 with two runs, while older sister Lexy Faist was 2-3 with one run and Rachel O’Neill was 2-5 with two runs and a double.

Lake Washington softball starts off with early season losses

The Lake Washington Kangs softball team dropped three early season games to non-league opponents since the beginning of the season on March 14. The team lost 11-1 to Inglemoor on March 14, followed by a 17-2 defeat to Redmond on March 18 and a 12-0 loss on Monday, March 21 to Bothell.

The Kangs play Mercer Island on Monday, March 28 before playing Bellevue on Tuesday, March 29.