The Glencoe Crimson Tide will challenge the McMinnville Grizzlies at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Glencoe 2.7, McMinnville 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Glencoe is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Newberg 22-3 on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Crimson Tide, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Kalli Farrimond was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. What's more, she posted five strikeouts, the most she's had since back in March. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one stolen base.
In other batting news, Glencoe got a massive performance out of Makena Petrick, who went 3-for-6 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. That's the most runs Petrick has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Harlow Huson, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Glencoe was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .422. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Newberg only posted a batting average of .231.
Meanwhile, McMinnville faced Forest Grove in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Grizzlies took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Grizzlies, who until this game were averaging 3.95 runs allowed.
Kaylee Dinger was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Genevieve Thomas was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
Glencoe has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for McMinnville, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-5.
Glencoe beat McMinnville 10-7 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will the Crimson Tide repeat their success, or do the Grizzlies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
