The Stanwood Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Archbishop Murphy Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Stanwood nor Archbishop Murphy posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Things were looking good for Stanwood after they put the first points on the board on Monday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. Their tough 9-2 defeat to Monroe might stick with them for a while.
Ryan Cheeseman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run. Connor Clifton was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Even though they lost, Stanwood didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monroe only tossed six.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Murphy unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Snohomish by a score of 3-2.
Stanwood's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Archbishop Murphy, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Everything went Stanwood's way against Archbishop Murphy in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Stanwood made off with a 10-4 victory. Does Stanwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Archbishop Murphy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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