Mountlake Terrace came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Arlington Eagles 3-2. That's two games straight that Mountlake Terrace has won by just one run.
Dayton Nickolson looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Matthew Meadows, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Talan Zenk, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
On Arlington's side, Cy Bradley was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Arlington saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seth Berry, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double.
Mountlake Terrace's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4. As for Arlington, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mountlake Terrace will challenge Edmonds-Woodway at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last three games Mountlake Terrace has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Arlington, they will head out on the road to take on Stanwood at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Stanwood's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Arlington's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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