For the second straight game, The Dalles will face off against Gladstone. The Riverhawks will host the Gladiators at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
The Dalles is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Gladstone on Wednesday. They fell 7-2 to the Gladiators.
For Gladstone's part, Ashlynne Franssen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up 17 Ks. Franssen has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Gladstone saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Natalee Marvin, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Kaitlyn Totten was another, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
The win was the fifth in a row for Gladstone, bringing their record up to 7-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs over those games. As for The Dalles, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
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