Baseball Preview: North Creek Jaguars vs. Mount Si Wildcats
After two games on the road, North Creek is heading back home. They will take on the Mount Si Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. North Creek will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Last Wednesday, North Creek beat Newport - Bellevue 6-3.
Ryan Moran was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Moran was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Dominic Wilson tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Cayden Christopherson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mount Si fell victim to Bothell and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. Their rough 10-0 defeat to the Cougars might stick with them for a while. Mount Si has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
North Creek has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Mount Si, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8-1.
North Creek was able to grind out a solid win over Mount Si in their previous meeting back in March, winning 7-4. Does North Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mount Si turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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