Garfield hasn't had much luck against Eastside Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. Garfield will be strutting in after a victory while Eastside Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.
On Wednesday, Garfield needed a bit of extra time to put away Chief Sealth. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Seahawks 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bulldogs have posted since March 19th.
Garfield got a great performance from Wyatt Bare as he tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Elijah King was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Taylor Woods was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Eastside Catholic fell victim to Ballard and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Beavers by a score of 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Crusaders have suffered since May 6, 2024.
Eastside Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Micah Bartle, who went 1-for-3 with one double. That double marked the first that Bartle hit this season.
The win made it two in a row for Garfield and bumps their season record up to 5-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for Eastside Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
Garfield couldn't quite get it done against Eastside Catholic when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 3-0. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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