Bothell and North Creek are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Bothell Cougars will head out on the road to take on the North Creek Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Monday, Bothell suffered a rough 9-1 defeat at the hands of Issaquah.
Bothell saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jude Roy, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, North Creek had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Vikings.
Jack Cochran tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brady Miller, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base. Justin Curci was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Bothell's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for North Creek, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Bothell suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to North Creek in their previous matchup on April 3rd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Creek's Kody Moyer, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Bothell knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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