North Creek and Bothell squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but North Creek had to settle for second. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bothell Cougars. North Creek was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Bothell apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on May 7th.
North Creek got a good showing from Landon Taylor, who struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Taylor has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ryan Moran made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Kai Miller was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for North Creek and nudges their season record down to 21-7. As for Bothell, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 19-11 record this season.
As of now, neither North Creek nor Bothell have any future games scheduled.
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