Baseball Game Preview: Bothell Cougars vs. Eastmont Wildcats

A feisty cat fight will be fought as Bothell Cougars duke it out with Eastmont Wildcats at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

On Friday, Bothell didn't have quite enough to beat Redmond and fell 8-6.

Gus Meyer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.

At the plate, Bothell saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Mickelberry, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Eastmont had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They came up short against Selah on Saturday, falling 10-3.

Camden Schmitten put in work no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Schmitten was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

Bothell now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Eastmont, their record is now 0-1.

Bothell was able to grind out a solid win over Eastmont when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 7-4. Will Bothell repeat their success, or does Eastmont has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.