The North Creek Jaguars will head out on the road to challenge the Inglemoor Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. North Creek will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
If North Creek beats Inglemoor with six runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. North Creek came out on top against Mount Si by a score of 6-2 on Friday.
North Creek let Ryan Moran and Kai Miller loose on the outfield. Moran scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Miller scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Bailey Castillo, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Inglemoor suffered a rough 7-1 defeat at the hands of Skyline on Friday. Inglemoor has not had much luck with Skyline recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Inglemoor saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeffery Myhre, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
North Creek has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Inglemoor, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. North Creek has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Inglemoor struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
North Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Inglemoor when the teams last played on April 1st, winning 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Creek since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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