Baseball Preview: Woodburn Bulldogs vs. Crescent Valley Raiders
Woodburn is 1-9 against Crescent Valley since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Woodburn Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Crescent Valley Raiders at 5:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Woodburn had to settle for a 15-14 defeat against McKay.
Meanwhile, Crescent Valley put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 10-2 margin over Central. The win made it back-to-back victories for Crescent Valley.
Dominic White spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Luey Campos, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hudson Horn, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Woodburn's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Crescent Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Woodburn might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from Crescent Valley in their previous meeting last Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Crescent Valley's Jacob Fritz, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Woodburn knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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