Baseball Recap: Kennewick Lions vs. Mercer Island Islanders
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Kennewick can now relate to. They fell 11-8 to the Mercer Island Islanders on Saturday. Kennewick's defeat signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
For Mercer Island's part, Jaxon "Hugs" Aufranc made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Aufranc was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Jayden Wang was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Neal Baron, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
Kennewick's loss dropped their record down to 21-4. As for Mercer Island, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-13 record this season.
As of now, neither Kennewick nor Mercer Island have any future games scheduled.
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