Softball Preview: Oregon City Pioneers vs. West Linn Lions
Oregon City is on a six-game streak of home wins, while West Linn is on a nine-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Oregon City Pioneers will take on the West Linn Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Oregon City gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They never let Tualatin onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Oregon City's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four games.
Ellie Joseph made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Joseph has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Joseph was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Caiden Grimmer and Ally Pagel did most of the damage at the plate: Grimmer scored four runs while going 4-for-5, while Pagel scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Taylor Alexander was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, West Linn won against Lake Oswego on Wednesday with ten runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. West Linn put the hurt on Lakeridge with a sharp 10-0 victory.
Not much got past Avery Wolf, who gave up just five hits to keep Lakeridge off the board.
At the plate, Rylee Gaustad was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kendall Atwood, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Oregon City is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. As for West Linn, their win bumped their record up to 18-1.
Tuesday's contest will be a test for both team's pitchers. Oregon City hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .347. However, it's not like West Linn struggles in that department as they've averaged .345. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Oregon City couldn't quite finish off West Linn when the teams last played on April 15th and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wolf, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over seven innings pitched. Now that Oregon City knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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