The Redmond Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Bothell Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Redmond is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
Redmond will head into Wednesday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Eastlake on Wednesday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 11-point defeat they were dealt on Monday. Redmond fell just short of Eastlake by a score of 3-1.
Meanwhile, Bothell scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Mount Si as Bothell made off with a 10-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Bothell considering their two-run performance the match before.
Sawyer Wickstrom was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Wickstrom was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Wyatt Mickelberry and Drew Marino did most of the damage at the plate: Mickelberry went 3-for-4 with five RBI, three doubles, and a run, while Marino scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Teyton Hardeman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
Redmond's loss dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Bothell, their record is now 10-7.
Redmond came up short against Bothell in their previous meeting back in March, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bothell's Brady Hallen, who struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Redmond knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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