The Eastlake Wolves will head out on the road to square off against the Puyallup Vikings at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Eastlake 2.4, Puyallup 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Eastlake fell victim to North Creek and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 2-0. The Wolves' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Puyallup strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They put the hurt on Yelm with a sharp 16-3 victory. Considering the Vikings have won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ryan Judge looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Gage Thompson was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. What's more, he posted four RBI, the most he's had since back in March. Keagan Soliza was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Puyallup always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Puyallup pushed their record up to 19-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Eastlake, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-6.
Eastlake came out on top in a nail-biter against Puyallup in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolves since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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