After two games on the road, North Creek is heading back home. They will take on the Mount Si Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
North Creek can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 16-3 margin over Newport - Bellevue.
Emma Gochenour was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, seven RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayle Key, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Mount Si came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 14-3 win. Mount Si's victory was all the more impressive since Bothell was averaging only 3.65 runs allowed on the season.
Mount Si also got a great performance from Jenna Nowak as she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Ally Hetzel was incredible, firing off two home runs and six RBI while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Addie Craig, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
North Creek pushed their record up to 13-4 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mount Si, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. North Creek hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.3 home runs per game. However, it's not like Mount Si struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
North Creek was able to grind out a solid win over Mount Si in their previous meeting back in March, winning 5-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Nowak, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will North Creek still be able to contain Nowak? There's only one way to find out.
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