The Mercer Island Islanders will head out on the road to square off against the Liberty Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Mercer Island is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Mercer Island narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Juanita 5-3.
Mercer Island got a great performance from Jack Buchan as he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Buchan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Mercer Island's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Wang, who went 1-for-1 with a triple and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Gilroy, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Liberty was able to grind out a solid victory over Shorewood on Saturday, taking the game 7-2.
Tyler Peschl looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Eli Shafer, who went 3-for-3 with two triples, three RBI, and a run.
Mercer Island's record now sits at 2-3. As for Liberty, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Mercer Island couldn't quite finish off Liberty in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 12-10. Can Mercer Island avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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