Preview: Skyline Spartans vs. North Creek Jaguars
Skyline is 7-1 against North Creek since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Skyline Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Creek Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Skyline: 3.8, North Creek: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, Skyline was able to grind out a solid win over Woodinville, taking the game 4-1.
Michael Grimmer looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mason Pirello, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and four RBI.
Meanwhile, North Creek put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Issaquah 3-2.
Kody Moyer tossed a big game, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and not a single walk). Brock Fleming relieved him and did a solid job, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Brodie Geoghagan was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Skyline's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for North Creek, their victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-0.
Skyline beat North Creek 8-5 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Skyline repeat their success, or does North Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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