Baseball Preview: Mercer Island Islanders vs. Juanita Ravens
The Mercer Island Islanders will head out on the road to take on the Juanita Ravens at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Mercer Island needed a bit of extra time to put away Liberty. They skirted past the Patriots 5-3.
Jack Buchan tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Mercer Island saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Neal Baron, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Juanita never let their opponents score on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Garfield. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Juanita.
Mercer Island's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-12. As for Juanita, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.
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