Lake Washington waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They blew past the Mercer Island Islanders 8-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lake Washington also won the last time the pair played on April 1st.
Marcello Giusti looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Aaron Kaufman was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. Will Cooley was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On Mercer Island's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Neal Baron, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Lake Washington's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. As for Mercer Island, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
Lake Washington will be playing in front of their home fans against Hazen at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Hazen is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Mercer Island, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lincoln at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Mercer Island: 3.9, Lincoln: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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