Tahoma entered their game against Lake Washington on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Tahoma Bears took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lake Washington Kangaroos. It was the first time this season that Tahoma let down their fans at home.
Tahoma got a good showing from Colby Rice, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rice has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Tahoma saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Neal Burtis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Lake Washington's side, Marcello Giusti looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits.
At the plate, Zack Hudson was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Vance Phipps, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Tahoma's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-5. As for Lake Washington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Tahoma will head out on the road to challenge Mt. Rainier at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Mt. Rainier: 2.4, Tahoma: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lake Washington, they will head out on the road to face off against Liberty at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Liberty is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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