Eastmont is 2-8 against Moses Lake since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Eastmont Wildcats are on the road again to play the Moses Lake Mavericks at 5:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Eastmont's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They had just enough and edged Sunnyside out 2-0. Two seems to be a good number for Eastmont as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Eastmont got a great performance from Bodie Yale as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched. Yale has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Valente Barrios was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
West Valley typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Moses Lake proved too difficult a challenge. They skirted past the Rams 5-3. The victory was familiar territory for Moses Lake who now have five in a row.
Eastmont has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Moses Lake, their win bumped their record up to 12-5.
Eastmont skirted past Moses Lake 2-0 in their previous meeting back in April. Will Eastmont repeat their success, or does Moses Lake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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