Lake Washington waltzed into their game on Wednesday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. They blew past the Mercer Island Islanders 19-4. Lake Washington might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matches by ten runs or more this season.
Ella Nielsen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Nielsen was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brooke Gardner, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. Malia Donohue was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On Mercer Island's side, Joey Lurie was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kira Lackland, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Lake Washington pushed their record up to 15-3 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Mercer Island, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Lake Washington will be playing at home against Hazen at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Hazen will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Mercer Island, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Nathan Hale at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Mercer Island has given up an average of 13.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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