With a playoff game on the line, Bothell rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Kamiak Knights a 2-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bothell.
The result came thanks to Sawyer Wickstrom's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bothell's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Blake Skinner, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Kamiak's side, Atticus Manning was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
Bothell's win bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Kamiak, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-12.
As of now, neither Bothell nor Kamiak have any future games scheduled.
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