North Creek had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.1 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Stadium Tigers. That's two games straight that North Creek has won by just one run.
North Creek saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bailey Castillo, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Castillo has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
On Stadium's side, Riley Newman was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Jackson Noonan made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run and a triple.
North Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Stadium, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-4.
North Creek will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Newport - Bellevue at 10:00 a.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (North Creek: 2.1, Newport - Bellevue: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Stadium, they will head out on the road to face off against Garfield at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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