After two games on the road, Cedarcrest is heading back home. They will take on the Edmonds-Woodway Warriors at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Thursday, Cedarcrest beat Cascade by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-5.
Cedarcrest let Braden Bottemiller and Cooper Ayers loose on the outfield. Bottemiller scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5, while Ayers scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Quinn Larson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Edmonds-Woodway had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They blew past the Royals 8-1.
Declan Crawford looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Grafton Marshall-Inman relieved him and did a solid job, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Thomas Shults, who went 2-for-3 with two triples and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Cruz Escandon, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Cedarcrest is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Edmonds-Woodway, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cedarcrest has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Edmonds-Woodway struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cedarcrest might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Edmonds-Woodway in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Cedarcrest, Dylan Schlenger (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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