The Mercer Island Islanders will venture away from home to take on the Bothell Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Bothell took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Mercer Island, who comes in off a win.
On Friday, Mercer Island sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Newport - Bellevue. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Islanders.
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Will Turba spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Mercer Island is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-7 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on James Mangold, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024. Tyler Williamson also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Bothell had taken Redmond down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Friday. The Cougars came up short against the Mustangs, falling 13-1. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bothell saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Marino, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Bothell's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Mercer Island, their victory bumped their record up to 4-8.
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