The Skyline Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Mount Si Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Skyline is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Skyline's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Wednesday, when they got past Newport - Bellevue's usually-dominant pitching crew. Skyline walked away with an 11-6 victory over Newport - Bellevue.
The team relied heavily on Jaxon Menold, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Bartholomae, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mount Si had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Eastlake 7-5.
Mount Si let Jimmy Pratapas and Kenny Russell loose on the outfield. Pratapas scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Russell scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Will Gregory was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Skyline is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Mount Si, the victory got them back to even at 10-10-1.
Skyline skirted past Mount Si 4-3 in their previous matchup on April 5th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Skyline since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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