Baseball Recap: Juanita Ravens vs. Lake Washington Kangaroos
If Juanita was feeling good off their 21-1 takedown of Interlake last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Juanita Ravens fell just short of the Lake Washington Kangaroos by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. After an 11-10 finish the last time they played, Juanita and Lake Washington decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
For Lake Washington's part, Shane Johnson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, Lake Washington saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Boden Reeve, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Juanita's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Lake Washington, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Juanita is on the road again on Saturday to play Monroe at 2:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Juanita: 4, Monroe: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lake Washington, they will head out on the road to square off against Tahoma at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Tahoma: 3.8, Lake Washington: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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