It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Issaquah had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bothell Cougars, sneaking past 4-2. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cougars, too.
Issaquah got a great performance from Raghav Madan as he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. What's more, Madan posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hudson Carvalho, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs.
Eagles
| 05/03/25 vs Bothell | 4-2 |
| 05/01/25 vs Skyline | 3-2 |
| 04/25/25 @ Skyline | 14-6 |
| 04/23/25 vs Woodinville | 3-2 |
| 04/19/25 vs Hazen | 3-2 |
| 04/17/25 vs Mount Si | 1-0 |
The victory (which was Issaquah's sixth in a row) raised their record to 14-8. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 2.33 runs across that stretch. As for Bothell, with the loss, they broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-7.
As of now, neither Issaquah nor the Cougars have any future games scheduled.
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