The Newport - Bellevue Knights will challenge the Lake Washington Kangaroos at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newport - Bellevue is looking for their season's first victory.
Newport - Bellevue came up short against North Creek on Monday, falling 8-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Knights have suffered against the Jaguars since March 27, 2019.
Max Higbee
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Max Higbee was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Newport - Bellevue saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Unay, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that Unay snagged this season. Another was Sebastian Unay, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.
Meanwhile, Lake Washington might've scored the first runs on Monday, but it was Mount Si who claimed the real prize. Lake Washington took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mount Si.
Oliver Stevens was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March of 2024.
On the hitting side, Boden Reeve made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Lake Washington's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Newport - Bellevue, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7-1.
Newport - Bellevue suffered a grim 13-6 defeat to Lake Washington in their previous meeting back in March of 2017. Can Newport - Bellevue avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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