For the second straight game, Arlington will face off against Lake Stevens. The Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Arlington fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Lake Stevens on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 5-4. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
For Lake Stevens' part, Charles Long-Scott spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits. Long-Scott has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Josh Bouley, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Chase Fluke, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one run.
Lake Stevens has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Arlington, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
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