Baseball Recap: Lake Washington Kangaroos vs. Mercer Island Islanders
Lake Washington entered their tilt with Mercer Island with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mercer Island Islanders on Wednesday and snuck past 4-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lake Washington also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
Mason Smithwick spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brady O'Cain, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Mercer Island's side, Jack Buchan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Mercer Island saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Gilroy, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Lake Washington is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Mercer Island, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.
As of now, neither Lake Washington nor Mercer Island have any future games scheduled.
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