The Shorewood Stormrays will venture away from home to square off against the Lynnwood Royals at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Shorewood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Shorewood fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Meadowdale on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mavericks by a score of 6-5. The Stormrays have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ellie Van Horn spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up 19 Ks.
At the plate, Rose Gallagher was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Lillian Perreault, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Lynnwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat. They came up short against Shorecrest, falling 19-3. Royals fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Scots since on Monday.
Shorewood's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Lynnwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-16.
Everything went Shorewood's way against Lynnwood in their previous meeting back in April, as Shorewood made off with a 13-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Stormrays since the team 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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