Softball Preview: Cascade Cougars vs. North Marion Huskies
Cascade is 8-2 against North Marion since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Cascade Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Marion Huskies at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cascade has nine straight victories, North Marion has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Cascade gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 16-1 margin over Philomath.
Lizzie Hedges was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Hedges was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Malia Scanlan and Amyah Miranda did most of the damage at the plate: Scanlan went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Miranda got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Kaitlyn Webb was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, North Marion came up short against Stayton on Wednesday and fell 10-6.
Cascade is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for North Marion, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Cascade was able to grind out a solid victory over North Marion in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 9-4. Does Cascade have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Marion turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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