The Lake Washington Kangaroos will head out on the road to take on the Issaquah Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Issaquah took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lake Washington, who comes in off a win.
Lake Washington took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let Skyline get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory.
Mason Smithwick tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Aidan Mehlberg was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. That stolen base was his first of the season. Brady O'Cain was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Issaquah didn't have quite enough to beat Eastlake on Wednesday and fell 3-2.
Raghav Madan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Issaquah saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seika Saito, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI.
Lake Washington's record is now 3-1. As for Issaquah, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Lake Washington might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Issaquah in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Can Lake Washington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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