Softball Preview: Wilsonville Wildcats vs. Canby Cougars
Wilsonville is 3-0 against Canby since April of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Wilsonville Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Canby Cougars at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Wilsonville is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Parkrose a 16-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering Wilsonville has won six contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Paige Hibbard looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Calli Weaving was a standout: she scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Grace Wilson was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run.
Meanwhile, Canby had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Broncos with a sharp 11-3 victory.
Wilsonville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7-1 record this season. As for Canby, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Wilsonville was able to grind out a solid win over Canby when the teams last played back in April, winning 5-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Canby's Allison Hayzlett, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Wilsonville still be able to contain Hayzlett? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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