The White River Hornets will challenge the Lynden Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. White River is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
White River gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Decatur by a score of 6-3.
White River's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Emmery Thompson, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Lynden never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Anacortes on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Seahawks with a sharp 15-1 win. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Lynden is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for White River, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5.
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