Softball Preview: Oregon City Pioneers vs. Tigard Tigers
The Oregon City Pioneers will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Tigard Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Oregon City: 1.1, Tigard: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Oregon City's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Lake Oswego by a score of 5-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Oregon City.
Lily Riley was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Riley has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Riley was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Riley wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Alexander, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Tigard fell victim to a rough 9-2 loss at the hands of West Linn on Friday. Tigard has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Oregon City is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Tigard, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Oregon City came out on top in a nail-biter against Tigard when the teams last played last Wednesday, sneaking past 3-2. Does Oregon City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tigard turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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