Baseball Recap: Enumclaw picks up fifth straight win at home

By Team Reports Apr 10, 2024, 2:16pm

Baseball Recap: Enumclaw Hornets vs. Orting Cardinals

Enumclaw entered their tilt with Orting with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They walked away with a 9-4 win over the Orting Cardinals on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for Enumclaw, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Alec Johnson looked comfortable as he struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk).

On the hitting side, Karson Holt was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Eli Murphy was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.

Enumclaw pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Orting, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-3.

Enumclaw will have a chance to go back-to-back against Orting: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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