Baseball Recap: Lake Washington Has No Trouble Against Puyallup

Kangaroos

Margin (Wins)

05/01/25 @ Woodinville	12
04/19/25 @ Auburn	11
04/18/25 vs Newport - Bellevue	11
05/10/25 vs Kamiak	10
04/21/25 @ Mount Si	10

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Lake Washington walked away with it. They blew past the Puyallup Vikings 8-1 on Friday. The Kangaroos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by seven runs or more this season.

Shane Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.

In other pitching news, Oliver Stevens looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Kane Nishikawa was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Johnson, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Lake Washington hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Puyallup struck out seven times.

Lake Washington is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 20-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. Having lost for the first time this season, Puyallup fell to 29-1.

Coming up, Lake Washington will square off against Eastlake at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Wolves will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something the Kangaroos surely won't give up without a fight. As for Puyallup, they will take on Jackson at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Vikings 2.5, the Timberwolves 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.