Baseball Recap: Lynnwood Royals vs. Cedarcrest Red Wolves
Lynnwood came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Cedarcrest Red Wolves 5-4. Five seems to be a good number for Lynnwood as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Lynnwood's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jace Hampson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Cedarcrest's side, they saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quinn Larson, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Lynnwood pushed their record up to 5-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.67 runs across that stretch. As for Cedarcrest, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.
Lynnwood will be playing at home against Mountlake Terrace at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Mountlake Terrace: 2.5, Lynnwood: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Cedarcrest, they will head out on the road to face off against Meadowdale at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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