Baseball Preview: Marysville-Pilchuck Tomahawks vs. Arlington Eagles
Marysville-Pilchuck is 1-9 against Arlington since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Marysville-Pilchuck Tomahawks will head out on the road to face off against the Arlington Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Marysville-Pilchuck will be strutting in after a victory while Arlington will be coming in after a defeat.
Marysville-Pilchuck was handed a 18-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Stanwood on Tuesday. Marysville-Pilchuck skirted past Stanwood 5-3. Marysville-Pilchuck's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Marysville-Pilchuck got a great performance from Donovan Faulkner as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. Calvin Higgins came in to relieve Faulkner and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in his 1.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Shane Nelson, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Luke Shoemaker was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Arlington came up short against Jackson on Tuesday and fell 4-1.
Marysville-Pilchuck made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-3. As for Arlington, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Marysville-Pilchuck might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from Arlington in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Marysville-Pilchuck, Ty Rusko (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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