Hazen is 1-7 against Mercer Island since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Highlanders will square off against the Islanders at 6:00 p.m.
On Wednesday, Hazen and Bellevue finished up their game with a 10-10 tie.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mercer Island, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They skirted past Redmond 2-1. The victory continues a trend for the Islanders in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won seven in a row.
Mercer Island got a great performance from Chase Koehler as he struck out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those seven strikeouts gave Koehler a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Mercer Island secured the win behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Tyler Williamson, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
Mercer Island's record now sits at 5-9. Hazen's tie makes their record 5-8-1 this season.
Hazen came up short against Mercer Island in their previous meeting back in March, falling 5-2. Can the Highlanders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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