Issaquah is 2-8 against Eastlake since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Issaquah Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eastlake Wolves at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Issaquah's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Liberty.
Not much got past Tyler Miller, who gave up just four hits to keep Liberty off the board.
At the plate, Griffin Neel was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Eastlake put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Lake Washington 7-1.
Rodrigo Montano tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ben Byeman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Noah Koong, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Eastlake always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Eastlake's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Issaquah, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Issaquah beat Eastlake 4-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will Issaquah repeat their success, or does Eastlake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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