The Mountlake Terrace Hawks will venture away from home to challenge the Shorewood Stormrays at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mountlake Terrace has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Mountlake Terrace couldn't beat Meadowdale on Monday even though they stacked four runs on them in the first inning. The Hawks lost 15-5 to the Mavericks. The Hawks have struggled against the Mavericks recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Mountlake Terrace saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caroline Mehring, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. Hailey Taron also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Shorewood made sure to put some runs up on the board against Shorecrest on Monday. The Stormrays' pitchers stepped up to hand the Scots a 12-0 shutout. The Stormrays haven't had any issues with the Scots recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Rose Gallagher was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs, one double, and one RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Grace McLaughlin was another key player, going 1-for-3 with four RBI, one run, and one double.
Shorewood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shorecrest only posted an OBP of .263.
Shorewood's win bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Mountlake Terrace, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
Mountlake Terrace took their victory against Shorewood in their previous meeting last Friday by a conclusive 9-2 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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