The Newport - Bellevue Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Woodinville Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newport - Bellevue is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Newport - Bellevue is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: North Creek, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Newport - Bellevue was ranked 18th). Newport - Bellevue fell 6-3 to North Creek on Wednesday.
Newport - Bellevue 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.
Meanwhile, Woodinville was able to grind out a solid victory over Inglemoor on Wednesday, taking the game 5-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Woodinville.
Levi Grothen looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Newport - Bellevue's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Woodinville, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Newport - Bellevue skirted past Woodinville 6-5 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Woodinville's Eli Jones, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Newport - Bellevue still be able to contain Jones? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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