Baseball Preview: Mountlake Terrace Hawks vs. Cascade Bruins
Mountlake Terrace has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Cascade Bruins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mountlake Terrace's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Cascade's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Mountlake Terrace needed a bit of extra time to put away Cascade. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Bruins.
Jack Gripentrog made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Gripentrog was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other pitching news, Mountlake Terrace got a great performance from Owen Meek as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Meek has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Talan Zenk was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Griffin Potter was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Mountlake Terrace's win bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Cascade, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-17.
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