Skyline lost to Issaquah back in March, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Wednesday. The Skyline Spartans had just enough and edged the Issaquah Eagles out 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Skyline.
Manu Bhat looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Skyline saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Menold, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Tobler, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Issaquah's side, they got a good showing from Ben Lake, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lake has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Skyline has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Issaquah, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-8.
Skyline will take on Inglemoor at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Skyline's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Inglemoor's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Issaquah, they will head out on the road to square off against Eastlake at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Eastlake: 2.6, Issaquah: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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