Bothell had lost four straight at home, but on Monday they dropped down to 5-7 to make it five. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Creek Jaguars. The game marked the first time this season in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.
Bothell got a good showing from Matt Small, who pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave Small a new career-low in walks (zero).
At the plate, Bothell saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylan Edwards, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
As for North Creek, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run in those games.
On North Creek's side, they got a great performance from Alex Yamada as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Yamada has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Beau Tait, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Ojeda, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Bothell will square off against rival Juanita at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, North Creek is set to challenge their familiar foe Redmond at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Jaguars 3.8, the Mustangs 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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