Lake Washington dropped their record down to 12-9 on Friday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Woodinville Falcons by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for the Kangaroos seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Mason Smithwick
| 03/26/25 vs North Creek | 5 |
| 04/09/25 @ Skyline | 3 |
| 04/25/25 @ Woodinville | 1 |
Mason Smithwick was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. He has become a key player for Lake Washington: the team is 5-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 7-8 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Noah Kwon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Cooley, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base.
As for Woodinville, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
On Woodinville's side, Sam Courtney tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave Courtney a new career-high.
At the plate, Woodinville's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Alex Wenzel, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was Wenzel's first of the season.
As of now, neither Lake Washington nor Woodinville have any future games scheduled.
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