On Friday, Newport - Bellevue faced Eastlake in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Newport - Bellevue Knights fell just short of the Eastlake Wolves by a score of 5-4. Newport - Bellevue has not had much luck with Eastlake recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Jace Rainey was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Newport - Bellevue didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastlake only tossed three.
On Eastlake's side, Colin Chapman looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Chapman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jack Edmunds, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Miller, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Newport - Bellevue's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Eastlake, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-7.
Newport - Bellevue will challenge North Creek at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. North Creek will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Newport - Bellevue surely won't give up without a fight. As for Eastlake, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lincoln at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The last three games Eastlake has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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