Softball Preview: West Linn Lions vs. Lake Oswego Lakers
West Linn and Lake Oswego are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The West Linn Lions will be playing at home against the Lake Oswego Lakers at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Linn has 13 straight victories, Lake Oswego has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If West Linn beats Lake Oswego with nine runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. West Linn narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Tualatin 9-7.
West Linn got a great performance from Avery Wolf as she didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Rylee Gaustad was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Emily Sakys was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Lake Oswego fell victim to Oregon City and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pioneers. The shutout was out of character for Lake Oswego seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
West Linn's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Lake Oswego, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.
West Linn took their win against Lake Oswego in their previous matchup last Friday by a conclusive 18-1. Will West Linn repeat their success, or does Lake Oswego have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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