The North Creek Jaguars will challenge the Issaquah Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with North Creek sitting on five straight wins and Issaquah on six.
If North Creek beats Issaquah with three runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Jaguars never let Lake Washington get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Saturday.
Jack Cochran tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, North Creek saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Swallom, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Issaquah extended their postseason success on Saturday against Bothell. They had just enough and edged out the Cougars 4-2.
Issaquah also got a great performance from Raghav Madan as he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. What's more, Madan posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April.
At the plate, Hudson Carvalho was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs.
North Creek's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-7. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Issaquah, their win bumped their record up to 14-8.
North Creek beat Issaquah 9-5 in their previous matchup back in April. Will the Jaguars repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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