The Kelso Hilanders will square off against the Skyview Storm at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Kelso will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Kelso is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Capital, who was ranked 11th at the time (Kelso was ranked 20th). The Hilanders came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 6-1 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last match, Skyview made sure to put some runs up on the board against Mountain View last Thursday. The Storm walked away with an 11-7 victory over the Thunder. The Storm haven't had any issues with the Thunder recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Dylan Goetz looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lono Williams, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. He also put up a triple, which was his first of the season. Devin Eichwald was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
Kelso pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Skyview, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Kelso couldn't quite get it done against Skyview in their previous meeting back in May of 2021 as they fell 4-0. Can the Hilanders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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