Edmonds-Woodway is 4-0 against Cascade since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Edmonds-Woodway Warriors will look to defend their home field against the Cascade Bruins at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Edmonds-Woodway has three straight wins, Cascade has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cascade's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Wednesday: Edmonds-Woodway had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Edmonds-Woodway never let Shorecrest onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Monday.
Edmonds-Woodway got a great performance from Lukas Wanke as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Wanke has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Diego Escandon and Thomas Shults did most of the damage at the plate: Escandon scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Shults went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Boland, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Cascade's offense. They fell just short of Shorewood by a score of 1-0 on Monday. That's two games in a row now that Cascade has lost by just one run.
Edmonds-Woodway has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Cascade, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Edmonds-Woodway's speedy runners might be the difference in Wednesday's matchup. Edmonds-Woodway has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Cascade, though, as they've been averaging only 0.4. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Edmonds-Woodway continue to outrun the ball?
Edmonds-Woodway skirted past Cascade 2-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Does Edmonds-Woodway have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cascade turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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