Baseball Recap: Newport - Bellevue's Luck Changes for the Better on Wednesday

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Skyline, Newport - Bellevue was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They never let the Issaquah Eagles get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Knights as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.

Not much got past Max Higbee, who gave up just six hits to keep Issaquah off the board. Those hits marked the first that Higbee allowed this season.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Derek Zhang, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Patrick Crowley, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.

Knights

On Base Percentage

04/16/25 vs Issaquah	52.9%
03/31/25 vs North Creek	37.9%
04/09/25 @ Mount Si	33.3%
04/07/25 vs Woodinville	33.3%
04/02/25 vs Eastlake	33.3%

Newport - Bellevue always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Newport - Bellevue's victory bumped their record up to 2-13. As for Issaquah, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-8.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Newport - Bellevue is set to challenge their familiar foe Lake Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Issaquah will square off against rival Mount Si at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.5, the Wildcats 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.