Oregon City is 9-1 against Lake Oswego since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Oregon City Pioneers will head out on the road to face off against the Lake Oswego Lakers at 6:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oregon City has ten straight wins, Lake Oswego has 12 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Oregon City earned an 8-4 victory over Tualatin.
Lily Riley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Riley has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Riley was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Caiden Grimmer and Chloe Grimmer did most of the damage at the plate: Grimmer scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Grimmer scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Grimmer has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, while it was Lake Oswego who put the first points on the board on Thursday, it was Lakeridge who put up more. Lake Oswego fell just short of Lakeridge by a score of 6-5.
Oregon City pushed their record up to 22-2 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Lake Oswego, their loss dropped their record down to 3-21.
Oregon City took their victory against Lake Oswego in their previous matchup last Wednesday by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oregon City since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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