Softball Game Preview: Lakeridge Pacers vs. Lake Oswego Lakers

Lakeridge and Lake Oswego are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Pacers will challenge the Lakers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lakeridge will be strutting in after a win while Lake Oswego will be coming in after a loss.

Lakeridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Tualatin by a score of 12-9 on Monday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Pacers' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.

MILLIE MACKENZIE

Runs (Career)

04/28/25 vs Tualatin	2
04/18/25 vs Lake Oswego	1
04/07/25 vs Gresham	1
04/04/25 @ McMinnville	1
03/24/25 vs Central	1

The team relied heavily on MILLIE MACKENZIE, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. GRACE KRIWANEK also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.

Lakeridge was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Lake Oswego was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell 4-0 to Tigard.

Lake Oswego saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sloane Morris, who went 1-for-2 with one double.

Lake Oswego's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Lakeridge, they moved to 3-12 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.

Lakeridge was able to grind out a solid win over Lake Oswego in their previous matchup last Friday, winning 9-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pacers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.