Mount Si has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Skyline Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Si will be strutting in after a victory while Skyline will be coming in after a defeat.
On Wednesday, Mount Si sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Eastlake. The victory was just what Mount Si needed coming off of a 12-0 loss in their prior matchup.
Owen Krasowski spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mount Si's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Davis, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kenny Russell, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Skyline faced Newport - Bellevue in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Skyline fell just short of Newport - Bellevue by a score of 2-1.
Michael Grimmer was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Skyline saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braden Bartholomae, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Mount Si's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5-1. As for Skyline, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3.
Mount Si suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Skyline when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Mount Si avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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