North Creek had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Inglemoor Vikings a 4-0 shutout. This was payback for North Creek, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Not much got past Dominic Wilson, who gave up just four hits to keep Inglemoor off the board. Wilson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brodie Geoghagan was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On Inglemoor's side, Zach Steiner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Inglemoor saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kobin Mullins, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
North Creek's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Inglemoor, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Creek will face off against Bothell at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Creek's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Bothell's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Inglemoor, they will head out on the road to square off against Redmond at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Redmond is coming into the match with five straight losses at home, meaning Inglemoor will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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