The Thomas Jefferson Raiders came up short in the showdown for the top spot in the South Puget Sound League North Division Thursday when the Tahoma Bears beat them 4-3 in Maple Valley.

The win kept the Bears unbeaten in league at 9-0 and the loss dropped TJ to 7-2 in the North and 9-3 overall. Tahoma tallied two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to overcome a 3-2 Raider lead. Sammii Jimenez got the big hit during the inning for the Bears, connecting on a two-run double. Jiminez also picked up the win on the mound for the Bears.

Jefferson took a quick 1-0 lead with a run in the top of the first when senior Hannah Kiyohara crossed the plate, but Tahoma took the lead back in the bottom of the inning on a two-run home run from Shelby Carter.

The Raiders had only seven hits against Jimenez, including two by Allie Crowe. Kiyohara finished 1 for 4 with two runs and a double.

Katie Jackson took the loss on the mound for the Raiders, giving up just six hits.

In other softball action:

• The Todd Beamer Titans (5-4 overall, 5-3 SPSL South) picked up a huge win over the Emerald Ridge Jaguars Friday afternoon, 2-0. Sophomore Emma Blauser threw the complete-game, shutout. She struck out seven, walked one and gave up just five hits to Emerald Ridge.

Offensively, Blauser helped her own cause by finishing 2 for 3 with a double and RBI. Halle Colson tallied the Titans’ other run with a solo home run. Senior centerfielder Sarah Petosa finished 1 for 2 with a pair of stolen bases.

• The Decatur Gators (3-9 overall, 2-6 SPSL South) were nipped by the Bethel Braves Friday in Graham, 4-3. The Braves tallied two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to overcome a 3-2 Decatur lead.

The Gators scored to runs of their own in the top of the sixth. Lindsey Dickinson finished with a double and RBI for Decatur.