The Shorewood Stormrays will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Liberty Patriots at 12:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Friday, Shorewood suffered a tough 9-3 loss at the hands of Edmonds-Woodway. Shorewood has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Shorewood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reid Petschl, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, after a 15-5 finish the last time they played, Liberty and Lake Washington decided to play a little more cautiously this time around. Liberty fell just short of Lake Washington by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Liberty has scored all season.
Liberty also got a good showing from Colin Brown, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Brown has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Shorewood now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Liberty's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Saturday. Shorewood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Liberty, though, as they've been averaging only 4 per game. Will Shorewood keep running through batters, or will Liberty buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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