Baseball Recap: Orcas Island extends home winning streak to nine

By Team Reports Apr 21, 2024, 4:48am

Baseball Recap: Orcas Island Vikings vs. Friday Harbor Wolverines

Orcas Island entered their tilt with Friday Harbor with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They skirted past the Friday Harbor Wolverines 3-2. Three seems to be a good number for Orcas Island as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Orcas Island's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Shaefer, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases. Shaefer has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Hayden Buehler was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases.

Orcas Island pushed their record up to 10-3 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Friday Harbor, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.

Orcas Island will square off against Granite Falls at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Orcas Island is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Friday Harbor, they will head out on the road to take on Concrete at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Friday Harbor is facing Concrete at the right time seeing as Concrete is stuck on a four-game losing streak.

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