Baseball Preview: Enumclaw Hornets vs. Steilacoom Sentinels
Enumclaw is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Steilacoom is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Enumclaw Hornets will take on the Steilacoom Sentinels at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
In Friday's second game, everything went Enumclaw's way against Foss as Enumclaw made off with a 13-1 victory.
Enumclaw got a great performance from Oliver Potts as he struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Potts has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Eli Murphy was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Will Scharf, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while Steilacoom put up plenty of runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Lakes. Steilacoom put the hurt on Lakes with a sharp 11-0 win.
Enumclaw's victory bumped their record up to 13-1. As for Steilacoom, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Enumclaw skirted past Steilacoom 5-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Does Enumclaw have another victory up their sleeve, or will Steilacoom turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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