The Overlake Owls will take on the La Center Wildcats at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Wednesday, Overlake got the win against Vashon Island by a conclusive 10-2. The win continues a trend for the Owls in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, La Center waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They put the hurt on the Chinooks 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 was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, 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.
In other batting news, Wyatt Brannan was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Justin Fuller, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
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 contests they've averaged 11.2.
La Center pushed their record up to 11-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Overlake, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
