North Creek and Inglemoor are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The North Creek Jaguars will head out on the road to face off against the Inglemoor Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Creek has six straight victories, Inglemoor has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, it was close, but North Creek sidestepped Mount Si for an 8-7 win.
Reagan Fleming made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up six earned (and one unearned) runs off 11 hits (and not a single walk). Fleming was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
Fleming wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Grace Pinder, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Inglemoor had to settle for an 8-6 defeat against Skyline on Friday.
Shannon Tierney was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a double. Another player making a difference was Keala Painter, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
North Creek pushed their record up to 14-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Inglemoor, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Inglemoor's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. North Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Inglemoor, though, as they've been averaging only 1.8. Will North Creek keep running through batters, or will Inglemoor buck the trend?
North Creek suffered a grim 16-4 defeat to Inglemoor when the teams last played on April 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Inglemoor's Gracie Toney, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Now that North Creek knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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