The Issaquah Eagles lost 2 to 1 against the Skyline Spartans after an overtime game reaching 10 innings broke the 1 to 1 tie.

The Issaquah Eagles started off strong by achieving their first run by senior Preston Crockett. During the second inning, neither team scored, but this created a more competitive energy from the teams. In the third inning, the Spartans scored a run 52 minutes into the game and 12 minutes into the inning. The fourth inning was uneventful except for a slight scare, a run that could have been made by the Spartans if not for a foul ball. During the fifth inning, The Eagles defense fought back hard by getting the Spartans out in under an astonishing three minutes. In the bottom of the sixth inning, the coaches and referees fought over if a player was tagged or if he was safe. The referee called it safe, but an Issaquah player swore he tagged the player. This fight went on for three minutes until the referee came to the conclusion that Issaquah was right. Even after this tense situation, the seventh inning caused the players more stress with time running out and the score still being tied. In the eighth inning, a foul ball saved the Eagles from the Spartans run. Reaching almost 2 hours now the game was very heated. The ninth inning had many of the fans and coaches at the edges of their seats. Skyline had all of their bases loaded but they had two outs. Issaquah pushed the game into overtime still fighting hard against their opponents. In the very last inning, Skyline scored a run, finishing this game at 6:38. The score was now 2 to 1. Even though Issaquah lost, it was a close game.

Assistant Coach Fred Caponigro predicts, “We are probably 50-50 with it,” when asked how Issaquah and Skyline’s baseball games usually go. Fred then explains that this season the players’ defense and pitching skills have improved greatly. With regard to how the team has played this season, Senior Colin McBride states, “We had a lot of seniors leave last year, but we are doing what we can and the best we can.” Junior Blake Peterson agrees by saying, “We can do better but we are coming around.”

Even with this loss, The Eagles still have four more games to play. Help cheer on Issaquah’s varsity baseball team through the end of the season. Go Eagles!