The Issaquah Eagles will head out to take on the Skyline Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Issaquah has three straight victories, Skyline has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Issaquah needed a bit of extra time to put away Woodinville. They beat the Falcons by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-2.
Jacob Swanson was excellent, going 1-for-4 with one home run and one stolen base. He also put up a run, which was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Skyline came up short against Mount Si on Wednesday, falling 8-2.
Skyline saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Evans, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Issaquah pushed their record up to 11-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Skyline, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Skyline's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Issaquah has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Skyline, though, as they've been averaging only 3.5 strikeouts. Will Issaquah keep running through batters, or will the Spartans buck the trend?
Issaquah might still be hurting after the 9-3 defeat they got from Skyline in their previous meeting on April 4th. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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