On Wednesday, North Creek faced Newport - Bellevue in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The North Creek Jaguars' pitcher stepped up to hand the Newport - Bellevue Knights a 3-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for North Creek, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Kody Moyer, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Newport - Bellevue off the board. Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, North Creek's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Rico Gonzales, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kai Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
On Newport - Bellevue's side, Jack Freytag was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Freytag has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
North Creek's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Newport - Bellevue, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
North Creek will head out on the road to take on Mount Si at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (North Creek: 2.1, Mount Si: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Newport - Bellevue, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Woodinville at 5:00 p.m. Newport - Bellevue will stroll in with a five game home winning streak (dating back to last season), but they should still watch out: the last time they lost at home was their April 21 matchup with Woodinville.
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