Baseball Preview: Edmonds-Woodway Warriors vs. Cedarcrest Red Wolves
The Edmonds-Woodway Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Cedarcrest Red Wolves at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Edmonds-Woodway entered their tilt with Lynnwood with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over the Royals. Edmonds-Woodway might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three matchups by six runs or more this season.
Declan Crawford looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Grafton Marshall-Inman relieved him and did a solid job, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits.
At the plate, Thomas Shults was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two triples and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Cruz Escandon, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cedarcrest put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They beat Cascade by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cedarcrest.
Braden Bottemiller and Cooper Ayers did most of the damage at the plate: Bottemiller scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5, while Ayers scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Quinn Larson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Edmonds-Woodway is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Cedarcrest, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-3.
Edmonds-Woodway's speedy runners might be the difference in Saturday's contest. Edmonds-Woodway has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.1 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Cedarcrest, though, as they've been averaging only 1.3. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Edmonds-Woodway continue to outrun the ball?
Edmonds-Woodway took their victory against Cedarcrest in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 11-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Edmonds-Woodway since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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