Edmonds-Woodway and Mount Vernon squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Edmonds-Woodway had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Mount Vernon Bulldogs by a score of 9-7. Edmonds-Woodway's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Declan Crawford was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit.
At the plate, Diego Escandon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Andreas Simonsen was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
Edmonds-Woodway's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-6-1. As for Mount Vernon, they pushed their record up to 23-2-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Edmonds-Woodway will head out on the road to take on Eastside Catholic at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Eastside Catholic will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Mount Vernon, they will head out on the road to face off against West Seattle at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mount Vernon's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so West Seattle's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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