Baseball Preview: Issaquah Eagles vs. Skyline Spartans
Issaquah and Skyline are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Issaquah Eagles will be playing at home against the Skyline Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Issaquah: 3.1, Skyline: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Skyline is hoping to do on Wednesday what Newport - Bellevue couldn't on Monday: put an end to Issaquah's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Issaquah skirted past Newport - Bellevue 2-1.
Issaquah got a great performance from Ernie Whelan as he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Issaquah saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Lydum, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Skyline, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over Redmond on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Skyline considering their two-run performance the game before.
Dylan Folkman made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Folkman was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ryan Tobler and Jaxon Menold did most of the damage at the plate: Tobler scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Menold scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Dylan Ludwigsen was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Issaquah's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7. As for Skyline, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Issaquah came out on top in a nail-biter against Skyline in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 2-0. Will Issaquah repeat their success, or does Skyline have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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