North Creek had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Redmond Mustangs. That result was just more of the same for these two, as North Creek also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Jack Cochran looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Bailey Castillo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brodie Geoghagan, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
On Redmond's side, Mathias Gendzwill was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Gendzwill was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Chase Lawson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
North Creek is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Redmond, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-20.
North Creek will be playing at home against Stadium at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Stadium is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season. Redmond does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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