The Skyline Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Eastlake Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Skyline is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Last Friday, Skyline made easy work of Inglemoor and carried off a 7-1 win.
Michael Grimmer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Ryan Tobler was incredible, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Agassi Owen was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three RBI and a triple.
Meanwhile, Eastlake came up short against Issaquah on Friday and fell 4-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Eastlake has scored all season.
Eastlake also got a good showing from Colin Chapman, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Chapman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Eastlake saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Edmunds, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Eastlake was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Skyline is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Eastlake, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.
Skyline skirted past Eastlake 5-4 in their previous meeting on April 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for Skyline since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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