The North Creek Jaguars will square off against the Inglemoor Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. North Creek will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Wednesday, North Creek needed a bit of extra time to put away Cedarcrest. They had just enough and edged out the Red Wolves 4-3.
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Reagan Fleming spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up 19 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Addy Cook was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one home run.
Inglemoor couldn't beat Eastlake on Tuesday even though they stacked four runs on them in the fifth inning. The Vikings fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 8-7. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by just one run.
Izzy Vannoy (2028) and Alexa Saladin (2025) (PLU) did some serious damage despite the final result: Vannoy (2028) went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double, while Saladin (2025) (PLU) went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Sophia Pearson (2025), who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
North Creek's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Inglemoor, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-6-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. North Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Inglemoor struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
North Creek skirted past Inglemoor 2-1 when the teams last played on April 4th. Do the Jaguars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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