Mount Si has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Issaquah Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mount Si scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 13-1 margin over Auburn Riverside. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Jimmy Pratapas was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Clayton Crooks, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Issaquah came into Saturday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Garfield with a sharp 13-5 win on Saturday. Issaquah's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last six games.
Issaquah got several good pitching performances, but Ben Lake was perhaps the best, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Wyatt Hess was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Justin Chan was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
The victory got Mount Si back to even at 6-6-1. As for Issaquah, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Mount Si might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Issaquah when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Issaquah's Blake Peterson, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that Mount Si knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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