Baseball Game Preview: North Creek Jaguars vs. Newport - Bellevue Knights

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Previous Games

03/31/25 - Away	8-1 W
05/04/24 - Home	2-1 W
04/17/24 - Away	6-3 W
03/27/24 - Home	3-0 W
04/19/23 - Home	2-0 W
+ 5 more games

North Creek is 8-2 against Newport - Bellevue since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Knights at 6:30 p.m. Neither North Creek nor Newport - Bellevue posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

On Friday, North Creek didn't have quite enough to beat Woodinville and fell 4-2. That's two games in a row now that the Jaguars have lost by exactly two runs.

North Creek got a good showing from Landon Taylor, who pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Taylor has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, North Creek saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Curci, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run.

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Newport - Bellevue's offense. They lost 11-0 to Lake Washington on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their meetings with the Kangaroos: they've now lost three in a row.

This is the second loss in a row for North Creek and nudges their season record down to 9-7. Even worse, they were so close both times: the defeats came by an average of only two runs. As for Newport - Bellevue, their loss dropped their record down to 2-14.

North Creek's speedy runners might be the difference in Monday's contest. The Jaguars have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.2 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Newport - Bellevue, though, as they've been averaging only 0.4 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will North Creek continue to outrun the ball?

Everything went North Creek's way against Newport - Bellevue when the teams last played back in March, as North Creek made off with an 8-1 win. Will the Jaguars repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.