North Creek is 2-7 against Eastlake since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The North Creek Jaguars will head out on the road to square off against the Eastlake Wolves at 6:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (North Creek: 2.1, Eastlake: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, North Creek faced Skyline in a battle between two of the state's top teams. North Creek had just enough and edged Skyline out 3-2.
North Creek got a great performance from Cayden Christopherson as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Christopherson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jacob Moyer, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Kai Miller, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Eastlake came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 6-2.
Jack Edmunds was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and a triple.
North Creek is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Eastlake, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.
North Creek came up short against Eastlake in their previous meeting back in March, falling 4-1. Can North Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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