Mercer Island won the last time they faced Hazen, and things went their way on Friday too. The Mercer Island Islanders came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hazen Highlanders and snuck past 6-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mercer Island.
Mercer Island got a great performance from Jack Buchan as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (he also only allowed one walk). Buchan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mercer Island saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Williamson, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Cole Rowe, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Hazen's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Lee, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Mercer Island has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Hazen, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5.
Mercer Island will have a chance to go back-to-back against Hazen: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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