Bothell scored the most runs they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of the Redmond Mustangs by a score of 8-6. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by exactly two runs.
Gus Meyer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Bothell saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Mickelberry, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Bothell and nudges their season record down to 1-3. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for Redmond, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4.
Bothell didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 15-4 victory against Eastmont on the 22nd. As for Redmond, they have also already played their next contest, a 2-1 loss against Sammamish on the 24th.
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