On Monday, Eastlake faced North Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Eastlake Wolves fell just short of the North Creek Jaguars by a score of 4-3. Eastlake's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Thomas Wood was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Ryan Chung, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On North Creek's side, Jack Cochran tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cayden Christopherson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Moyer, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Eastlake's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4. As for North Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eastlake will face off against Redmond at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Eastlake is facing Redmond at the right time seeing as Redmond is stuck on a 15-game losing streak. As for North Creek, they will head out on the road to take on Newport - Bellevue at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games North Creek has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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