Orcas Island is 1-9 against Friday Harbor since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Orcas Island Vikings will stay at home for another game and welcome the Friday Harbor Wolverines at 4:30 p.m. Orcas Island is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Orcas Island will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Mount Vernon Christian, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Orcas Island's pitcher stepped up to hand Mount Vernon Christian a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Hayden Shaefer was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Shaefer was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Shaefer wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Moose Kinsey, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Joe Stephens was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Friday Harbor fell victim to a rough 9-1 loss at the hands of Coupeville on Tuesday. Friday Harbor has not had much luck with Coupeville recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Orcas Island's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-3. As for Friday Harbor, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Orcas Island was able to grind out a solid victory over Friday Harbor when the teams last played back in March, winning 12-7. Will Orcas Island repeat their success, or does Friday Harbor have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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