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| 04/08/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 04/11/23 - Home | 0-12 L |
| 04/11/22 - Away | 3-4 L |
| 05/24/21 - Away | 5-0 W |
| 04/29/21 - Home | 4-3 W |
| + 5 more games |
Eastside Catholic has gone 8-2 against Garfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Crusaders will face off against the Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Eastside Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Garfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Eastside Catholic fell victim to Ballard and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Beavers by a score of 2-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Crusaders were not able to get on the board.
Eastside Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Micah Bartle, who went 1-for-3 with one double. That double marked the first that Bartle hit this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but Garfield ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Chief Sealth 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bulldogs have posted since March 19th.
Garfield also got a great performance from Wyatt Bare as he tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Elijah King was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Taylor Woods was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
The win made it two in a row for Garfield and bumps their season record up to 5-6. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 4 runs in those games. As for Eastside Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
Eastside Catholic beat Garfield 3-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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