Oregon City is on a five-game streak of home wins, while West Linn is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Pioneers will host the Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Oregon City will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Oregon City is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Lakeridge on Wednesday as they made off with a 13-4 victory. That's two games straight that the Pioneers have won by exactly nine runs.
Ellie Joseph
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Ellie Joseph was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over 5.2 innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two triples, three runs, and two RBI. Those two triples gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sophie Funnemark, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Maggie Schneider, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Oregon City kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, West Linn unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Tigard by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Lions have suffered since May 8, 2024.
West Linn also got a good showing from Meadow Sanborn, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Meg Allen made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run and one double. Emery Curtis was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Oregon City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for West Linn, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Oregon City hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like West Linn struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.2 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Oregon City couldn't quite finish off West Linn when the teams last played last Monday and fell 3-1. Will the Pioneers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
