Baseball Preview: Muckleshoot Tribal Kings vs. Northwest Christian Wolverines
After both having extra time off, the Muckleshoot Tribal Kings and the Northwest Christian Wolverines will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Muckleshoot Tribal waltzed into their match last Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Loggers 13-3.
Meanwhile, Northwest Christian made easy work of Quilcene two weeks ago and carried off a 10-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Northwest Christian.
Kaden Lanham made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Lanham has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lanham was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Jack Vahey was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Travis Elmore was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Muckleshoot Tribal pushed their record up to 3-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs per game. As for Northwest Christian, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
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