The Mount Si Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Newport - Bellevue Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mount Si is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of North Creek by a score of 7-6 on Monday. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mount Si got a good showing from Jayce Riden, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Riden has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
Tucker Koval
| 03/17/25 vs North Creek | 3 |
| 04/19/24 @ North Creek | 2 |
| 04/08/24 vs Issaquah | 2 |
| 04/06/24 @ Auburn Riverside | 2 |
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On the hitting side, Tucker Koval and Chase Mentink stepped up to the plate in a big way. Koval went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one double, while Mentink went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. The dominant performance gave Koval a new career-high in RBI. Jacob Flores also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Meanwhile, Newport - Bellevue fell victim to Woodinville and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Knights have suffered against the Falcons since April 8, 2019.
Max Higbee was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
Mount Si's record is now 2-2. As for Newport - Bellevue, their record is now 0-2.
Mount Si couldn't quite finish off Newport - Bellevue in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can Mount Si avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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