Issaquah is 2-8 against Redmond since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Issaquah Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Redmond Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Wednesday, Issaquah came up short against North Creek and fell 8-4. That's two games in a row now that Issaquah has lost by exactly four runs.
Shae Erickson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and four unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Sadie Huryn was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Baumann, who scored a run and stole a base.
Meanwhile, Redmond unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Mount Si by a score of 6-4.
Kati Cygan was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Aubrey Bauer was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Redmond didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Issaquah and nudges their season record down to 7-6. As for Redmond, their record is now 9-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Issaquah hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Redmond struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Issaquah came up short against Redmond when the teams last played back in March, falling 8-5. Can Issaquah avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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