The La Center Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Overlake Owls at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Overlake will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: La Center extended their winning streak to eight on Thursday. The Wildcats put the hurt on Kalama with a sharp 11-1 victory. 11 seems to be a good number for the Wildcats as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Gunnar Schockelt made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
Wyatt Brannan
| 04/17/25 vs Kalama | 3 |
| 04/15/25 @ Kalama | 2 |
| 04/08/25 vs Stevenson | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs King's Way Christian | 2 |
| 04/12/25 vs Prairie | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Brannan, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Wyatt Eiesland also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
La Center kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 11.2.
Meanwhile, Overlake made easy work of Vashon Island on Wednesday and carried off a 10-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Owls.
La Center pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Overlake, their record now sits at 11-2.
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