Skyline waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Redmond Mustangs by a score of 10-6. That's more bragging rights for Skyline, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Skyline got a great performance from Otis Fontonelle as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk). Fontonelle has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mason Pirello and Ryan Tobler did most of the damage at the plate: Pirello scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Tobler scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Braden Bartholomae, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
On Redmond's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Roman Collins, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Hiroshi Johnson was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Skyline's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs per game. As for Redmond, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Skyline will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Issaquah at 3:45 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Issaquah: 2.4, Skyline: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Redmond, they will head out on the road to face off against Eastlake at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Eastlake's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Redmond's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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