Bellevue is 0-10 against Mercer Island since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bellevue Wolverines will look to defend their home field against the Mercer Island Islanders at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Wednesday, Bellevue came up short against Lake Washington and fell 10-7.
Ellis Oeltjen was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Cal Zimmerman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mercer Island lost a heartbreaker to Liberty when they met back in May of 2023, and they left with a heavy heart again on Wednesday. Mercer Island fell just short of Liberty by a score of 4-3. Mercer Island has not had much luck with Liberty recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Quincy Tintle was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Mercer Island saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Mangold, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Bellevue's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Mercer Island, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Bellevue might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Mercer Island in their previous meeting back in March. Will Bellevue have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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