Enumclaw waltzed into their match on Friday with 16 straight wins... but they left with 17. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Fife Trojans 5-3. This was payback for Enumclaw, who suffered a 1-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Alec Johnson looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Landon Wall, who went 2-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Karson Holt, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Enumclaw pushed their record up to 17-1 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road. As for Fife, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-5.
Enumclaw will have a chance to go back-to-back against Fife: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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