The Sultan Turks will challenge the Friday Harbor Wolverines at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sultan has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while Friday Harbor will come in with three straight victories.
Sultan made up a huge gap compared to their last game against South Whidbey, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Turks fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 8-6 on Thursday.
Friday Harbor not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since March 25th (when they won 10-0). They put the hurt on Darrington with a sharp 8-1 win.
Triston Bremer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Henry Pope, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Parker Aylward was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one stolen base.
Sultan's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Friday Harbor, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Everything went Sultan's way against Friday Harbor when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Sultan made off with a 17-3 win. Do the Turks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wolverines turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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