Snohomish is 1-9 against Arlington since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Snohomish Panthers will be playing at home against the Arlington Eagles at 4:00 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Snohomish scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They blew past Marysville Getchell 9-2. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Trevor Vorderbruggen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on one hit and racked up six Ks. It was the first time this season that he tossed five or more strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Snohomish saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Lynch, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Enzo Porletto, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Arlington gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They put the hurt on Marysville-Pilchuck with a sharp 9-2 victory. Nine seems to be a good number for Arlington as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Snohomish's victory bumped their record up to 4-10. As for Arlington, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Snohomish came out on top in a nail-biter against Arlington when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Arlington's Ty Rusko, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Snohomish to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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