Bellevue is 2-8 against Mercer Island since April of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Wolverines will head out on the road to face off against the Islanders at 6:00 p.m. Bellevue is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
On Monday, Bellevue was able to grind out a solid win over Interlake, taking the game 7-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Mercer Island was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tahoma.
Mercer Island got a good showing from Will Turba, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off two hits. Turba has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Mercer Island saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Hugs Aufranc, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Aufranc has hit this season.
Bellevue's victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Mercer Island, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4.
Bellevue came up short against Mercer Island in their previous meeting back in March, falling 9-5. Can the Wolverines avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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