Issaquah is 2-8 against Inglemoor since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Issaquah Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Inglemoor Vikings at 4:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Inglemoor is hoping to do on Friday what Woodinville couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Issaquah's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Issaquah skirted past Woodinville 2-1.
Shae Erickson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 14 Ks. Those 14 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Issaquah saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sadie Huryn, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Inglemoor scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Redmond out 20-19. The win made it back-to-back victories for Inglemoor.
Inglemoor got a massive performance out of Macie Looney, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Shannon Tierney, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-5.
Issaquah is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Inglemoor, their victory bumped their record up to 8-12.
Inglemoor's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Issaquah has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Inglemoor, though, as they've been averaging only 1.8. Will Issaquah keep running through batters, or will Inglemoor buck the trend?
Issaquah took their win against Inglemoor in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 11-1. Will Issaquah repeat their success, or does Inglemoor have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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