Baseball Game Preview: Curtis Vikings vs. Spanaway Lake Sentinels

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Previous 4 Games

04/26/16 - Home	6-2 W
04/13/16 - Away	10-0 W
04/23/15 - Away	13-3 W
04/13/15 - Home	3-0 W

Curtis has gone a perfect 4-0 against Spanaway Lake recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Vikings will host the Sentinels at 4:00 p.m. The last six games Curtis has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.

On Wednesday, Curtis sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Rogers.

Bradley Dinelt tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Joe Giles was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Yanos, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

Meanwhile, Spanaway Lake was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 12-3 to Bonney Lake.

Curtis pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Spanaway Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.

Curtis was able to grind out a solid victory over Spanaway Lake when the teams last played back in April of 2016, winning 6-2. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Sentinels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.