Baseball Game Preview: Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights vs. Lake Quinault Elks

The Walla Walla Valley Academy Knights will take on the Lake Quinault Elks at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Walla Walla Valley Academy has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Lake Quinault will arrive with four straight wins.

Walla Walla Valley Academy might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 18-8 to Dayton, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.

Meanwhile, Lake Quinault got the win against North Beach on Tuesday by a conclusive 15-4. Considering the Elks have won seven games by more than nine runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Lake Quinault's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Walla Walla Valley Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.