Skyline and Issaquah are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Skyline Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Issaquah Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Skyline took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They blew past Redmond 13-2. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Skyline considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Dylan Folkman made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Folkman was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ryan Tobler and Jaxon Menold did most of the damage at the plate: Tobler scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Menold scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Dylan Ludwigsen was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Issaquah entered their tilt with Newport - Bellevue with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They skirted past the Knights 2-1.
Issaquah also got a great performance from Ernie Whelan as he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Issaquah saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Lydum, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Skyline pushed their record up to 11-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Issaquah, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Skyline couldn't quite finish off Issaquah in their previous meeting back in March and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Issaquah's Isaac Hallam, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Skyline knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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