The Mount Si Wildcats will take on the Lake Washington Kangaroos at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mount Si has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Lake Washington will arrive with three straight victories.
On Friday, Mount Si didn't have quite enough to beat Kentridge and fell 7-5.
Jacob Hayes
Mount Si got a good showing from Jacob Hayes, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hayes is becoming a predictor of the Wildcats' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 6-3 (and 4-5 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Mount Si saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Krasowski, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Eddie Coons was another, going 2-for-4 with two runs.
Meanwhile, Lake Washington won against Newport - Bellevue on Friday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The Kangaroos didn't even let Auburn on the board, marking the Kangaroos' second-straight 11-0 shutout. The Kangaroos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by seven runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Noah Kwon, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Malachi Toungate, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one stolen base.
Mount Si's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Lake Washington, their win bumped their record up to 11-7.
Mount Si was able to grind out a solid victory over Lake Washington in their previous matchup back in March, winning 6-2. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Kangaroos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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