Baseball Preview: North Creek Jaguars vs. Redmond Mustangs
The North Creek Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Redmond Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Creek has four straight victories, Redmond has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, North Creek never let their opponents score. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over Bothell.
Not much got past Kody Moyer, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Bothell off the board. Moyer has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brady Miller was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Moran, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Redmond fell victim to Inglemoor and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-0 walloping at the hands of the Vikings.
North Creek's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Redmond, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. North Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Redmond struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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