The Mountlake Terrace Hawks will face off against the Edmonds-Woodway Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mountlake Terrace has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight defeats, while Edmonds-Woodway will come in with three straight victories.
Mountlake Terrace is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Lake Stevens on Monday. They came up short against the Vikings, falling 10-2.
Mountlake Terrace saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bri Reyes, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Edmonds-Woodway earned an 11-6 win over Archbishop Murphy on Monday. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by exactly five runs.
Maddie Jones was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Catie Ingalls, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Edmonds-Woodway kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Archbishop Murphy only managed six hits.
Edmonds-Woodway's victory bumped their record up to 14-5. As for Mountlake Terrace, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Mountlake Terrace has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Edmonds-Woodway struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Mountlake Terrace couldn't quite get it done against Edmonds-Woodway when the teams last played back in April as they fell 7-3. Will the Hawks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
