There's no place like home for Issaquah, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Redmond Mustangs a 3-0 shutout on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Issaquah also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Ernie Whelan tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Mitchell Clark picked up the save, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Issaquah's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Lydum, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
On Redmond's side, they got a good showing from Sean Laizans, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Issaquah's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs per game. As for Redmond, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Issaquah will head out on the road to square off against Newport - Bellevue at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Newport - Bellevue: 2.8, Issaquah: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Redmond, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Skyline at 6:00 p.m. Skyline's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Redmond's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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