Auburn Mountainview won the last time they faced Kent-Meridian and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Lions were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over the Royals. That's two games straight that the Lions have won by exactly ten runs.
Jeremiah Weatherford
| 04/22/25 vs Kent-Meridian | 8 |
| 03/17/25 @ Beamer | 7 |
| 04/26/24 vs Auburn Riverside | 4 |
| 03/24/25 vs Enumclaw | 3 |
| 03/13/25 vs Auburn | 3 |
Jeremiah Weatherford was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. He has become a key player for Auburn Mountainview: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 3-8 otherwise.
In other batting news, Imani Brown was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas McGraw, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Auburn Mountainview was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kent-Meridian only posted a batting average of .067.
Auburn Mountainview's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-8. As for Kent-Meridian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-11.
Auburn Mountainview and Kent-Meridian could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Washington Rankings. The Lions (ranked 211th) will meet Decatur (ranked seventh) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Kent-Meridian will square off against Kentlake at 4:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (293 vs. 70).
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