Edmonds-Woodway waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Monroe Bearcats by a score of 8-4. Eight seems to be a good number for Edmonds-Woodway as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Grafton Marshall-Inman tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Diego Escandon was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Cruz Escandon was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Monroe's side, Ryan Miller was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ethan Hogan, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Edmonds-Woodway has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4-1 record this season. As for Monroe, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5.
Edmonds-Woodway has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Mountlake Terrace at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last three games Mountlake Terrace has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Monroe, they will head out on the road to face off against Mount Vernon at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Monroe: 2.6, Mount Vernon: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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