Baseball Preview: Kamiak Knights vs. Glacier Peak Grizzlies
Kamiak and Glacier Peak are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Kamiak Knights will be playing at home against the Glacier Peak Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last six games Kamiak has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Friday, Kamiak sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Lake Stevens. That's two games straight that Kamiak has won by just one run.
Blake Fischer looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Colby Koga was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Elijah Bovey was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Glacier Peak ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Jackson 4-3.
Jake Doman looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Glacier Peak's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Marquardt, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Kamiak's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8. As for Glacier Peak, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8.
Kamiak took their win against Glacier Peak when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-1. Will Kamiak repeat their success, or does Glacier Peak have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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