The Mercer Island Islanders will head out on the road to square off against the Nathan Hale Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Monday, Mercer Island came up short against Sammamish and fell 5-2.
Meanwhile, Nathan Hale fell victim to Holy Names Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to Holy Names Academy. The loss continues a trend for the Raiders in their meetings with Holy Names Academy: they've now lost nine in a row.
Nathan Hale saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Libby Lobkovich, who went 1-for-2 with one double. That double was Lobkovich's first of the season.
Nathan Hale's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Mercer Island, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.
Mercer Island suffered a grim 18-8 defeat to Nathan Hale when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Islanders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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