The Mountlake Terrace Hawks will head out to challenge the Snohomish Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Mountlake Terrace narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Stanwood 4-3. That's two games straight that the Hawks have won by just one run.
Snohomish not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since March 24th (when they won 7-1). Everything went their way against Marysville Getchell as they made off with a 7-1 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Panthers, who have now won three contests in a row.
Brayden Holscher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Apollo Mason, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Jordan Rude also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Snohomish hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive games.
Mountlake Terrace's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-8. As for Snohomish, their record is now 8-6.
Mountlake Terrace took their win against Snohomish in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 10-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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