Softball Preview: North Creek Jaguars vs. Woodinville Falcons
North Creek and Woodinville are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The North Creek Jaguars will be playing at home against the Woodinville Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for North Creek and four for Woodinville.
On Monday, North Creek faced Redmond in a battle between two of the state's top teams. North Creek took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Redmond. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs North Creek has scored all season.
Emma Gochenour made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run. Kendall James was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Woodinville's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 8-0 to Bothell, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
North Creek's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Woodinville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
North Creek was able to grind out a solid win over Woodinville in their previous matchup back in March, winning 7-4. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Woodinville's Taylor Clear, who pitched seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will North Creek still be able to contain Clear? There's only one way to find out.
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