The Kentridge Chargers will square off against the Mount Si Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Kentridge's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Mount Si has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
On Wednesday, Kentridge beat Stadium 8-5.
Akoni Nazarino looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Kentridge let Owen Finlayson and Teegan O'Brien run wild. Finlayson got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while O'Brien went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That stolen base marked the first that O'Brien has snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Sugimoto, who went 2-for-5 with two runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Mount Si's offense. They fell just short of Issaquah by a score of 1-0 on Thursday.
Jayce Riden was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Mount Si saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Mentink, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Kentridge is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Mount Si, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
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