In what's become a running theme this season, Edmonds-Woodway gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Lynnwood Royals with a sharp 8-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Edmonds-Woodway sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Declan Crawford looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Grafton Marshall-Inman relieved him and did a solid job, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits.
On the hitting side, Thomas Shults was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two triples and two RBI. Cruz Escandon was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Edmonds-Woodway has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Lynnwood, their defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Edmonds-Woodway will head out on the road to face off against Cedarcrest at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Edmonds-Woodway: 3.9, Cedarcrest: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lynnwood, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Shorewood at 4:00 p.m. Lynnwood is facing Shorewood at the right time seeing as Shorewood is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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