North Creek waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Newport - Bellevue Knights. That result was just more of the same for these two, as North Creek also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Ryan Moran was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Moran was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, North Creek got a great performance from Dominic Wilson as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Wilson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Cayden Christopherson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Newport - Bellevue's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Yuma Noda, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
North Creek has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Newport - Bellevue, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-5.
North Creek will look to defend their home field on Friday against Mount Si at 6:30 p.m. Mount Si's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so North Creek's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Newport - Bellevue, they will head out on the road to face off against Woodinville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Newport - Bellevue: 3, Woodinville: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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