Mercer Island was the 5-3 winner over Juanita when they last played one another back in March, but their luck changed this time around. The Mercer Island Islanders fell just short of the Juanita Ravens by a score of 3-2 on Monday. That's two games in a row now that Mercer Island has lost by just one run.
Jack Buchan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
At the plate, Tyler Gilroy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Mercer Island dropped their record down to 6-8 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Juanita, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Mercer Island will be playing in front of their home fans against Liberty at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Juanita, they will head out on the road to challenge Hazen at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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