On Friday, North Creek faced Skyline in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The North Creek Jaguars sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Skyline Spartans. For North Creek, this counts as revenge for the 4-3 defeat Skyline walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March.
Cayden Christopherson tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jacob Moyer, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kai Miller, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
On Skyline's side, Mason Pirello was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
North Creek has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Skyline, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 10-4.
North Creek will head out on the road to square off against Eastlake at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Eastlake is coming into the match with six straight victories at home, so North Creek will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Skyline will take on Redmond at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Skyline is facing Redmond at the right time seeing as Redmond is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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