The Eastlake Wolves are taking a road trip to take on the North Creek Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Eastlake 2.4, North Creek 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
North Creek will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Eastlake extended their winning streak to five on Wednesday. The Wolves walked away with a 4-0 victory over Newport - Bellevue.
Rodrigo Montano looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Larson Kohlman was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Creek, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They skirted past Newport - Bellevue 3-1. The win continues a trend for the Jaguars in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won eight in a row.
Jack Cochran tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, North Creek saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cayden Christopherson, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Christopherson has become a key player for the Jaguars: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-7 otherwise. Another was Ethan Swallom, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Eastlake's record now sits at 14-5. As for North Creek, their record is now 10-7.
Eastlake came out on top in a nail-biter against North Creek when the teams last played on April 4th, sneaking past 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolves since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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