The Newport - Bellevue Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Bothell Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Newport - Bellevue will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
On Wednesday, Newport - Bellevue had just enough and edged Inglemoor out 4-2.
Newport - Bellevue got a great performance from Jack Freytag as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Newport - Bellevue saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Unay, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Rainey, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bothell faced Eastlake in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Bothell took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eastlake. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Bothell has scored all season.
Wyatt Mickelberry was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Newport - Bellevue pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bothell, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Newport - Bellevue has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bothell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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