The Mercer Island Islanders will take on the Bishop Blanchet Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Mercer Island and Bellevue, and Bellevue kept the tradition alive. Mercer Island fell just short of Bellevue by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday.
Mercer Island saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Baird Sirriani, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Bishop Blanchet ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Lake Stevens 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Mercer Island's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Bishop Blanchet, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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