Baseball Preview: Tigard Tigers vs. Lake Oswego Lakers
The Tigard Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lake Oswego Lakers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Tigard ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past West Linn 5-4.
Trenton Hertzog made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Hertzog was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with two RBI.
Hertzog wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Alex Pearson, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Lake Oswego gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over Oregon City. Lake Oswego's victory was all the more impressive since Oregon City was averaging only 3.79 runs allowed on the season.
Like Tigard, Lake Oswego also got a great game from a two-way player: Carsten Lemon. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Lemon was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Karsten Krebs was incredible, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Tigard's win bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Lake Oswego, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
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