The Kamiak Knights will take on the Lake Washington Kangaroos at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Kamiak turned things around against Skyline on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Spartans, sneaking past 10-8.
Kamiak got a big performance out of Malachi Noet, who went 2-for-4 with one home run. Tyler Spaulding was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Kamiak lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in March.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Lake Washington walked away with it. They had just enough and edged out the Cougars 3-2.
Andrew Dean looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Kane Nishikawa and Boden Reeve did most of the damage at the plate: Nishikawa went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one stolen base, while Reeve got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs Reeve has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Kwon, who earned one run and two stolen bases.
Lake Washington is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Kamiak, their victory bumped their record up to 14-7.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
