Newport - Bellevue and North Creek are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Newport - Bellevue Knights will head out on the road to square off against the North Creek Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Newport - Bellevue is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
Newport - Bellevue has not done well against Issaquah recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Newport - Bellevue had just enough and edged Issaquah out 4-2.
Dante Santulli was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Santulli was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
In other pitching news, Brett Levy looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Santulli wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Freer, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, North Creek faced Eastlake in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. North Creek fell 4-1 to Eastlake. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs North Creek has scored all season.
North Creek saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Moran, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Newport - Bellevue's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for North Creek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Newport - Bellevue couldn't quite finish off North Creek in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 2-0. Thankfully for Newport - Bellevue, Matthew Britton (who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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