Baseball Preview: Lake Washington Kangaroos vs. Bellevue Wolverines
Lake Washington is 10-0 against Bellevue since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Lake Washington Kangaroos will be playing at home against the Bellevue Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lake Washington's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Cedar Park Christian 1-0.
Lake Washington got a great performance from Mason Smithwick as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 6.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Lake Washington saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vance Phipps, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Bellevue beat Hazen 10-5 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bellevue.
Jack Warner was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. Brody Gayte was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Lake Washington's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-4. As for Bellevue, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-11.
Lake Washington was able to grind out a solid victory over Bellevue in their previous meeting back in April, winning 10-7. Does Lake Washington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bellevue turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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