Preview: Orcas Island Vikings vs. Coupeville Wolves
Orcas Island is 0-6 against Coupeville since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Orcas Island Vikings will be playing at home against the Coupeville Wolves at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Orcas Island has not done well against Friday Harbor recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Orcas Island walked away with a 12-7 victory over Friday Harbor. With that win, Orcas Island brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Joe Stephens, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Orion Meskew was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Coupeville took care of business in their home opener on Friday (barely). They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mount Vernon Christian and snuck past 5-4.
Orcas Island now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Coupeville, they pushed their record up to 1-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Orcas Island couldn't quite finish off Coupeville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 4-2. Can Orcas Island avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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