Stayton and Philomath are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Stayton Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Philomath Warriors at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Stayton will be strutting in after a win while Philomath will be coming in after a defeat.
On Thursday, Stayton needed a bit of extra time to put away North Marion. They skirted past the Huskies 7-5.
Makenzie Schacher spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. Those eight innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Stayton got a massive performance out of Kenzi Hollenbeck, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Madden Pfahler, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Philomath's offense. They lost 10-0 to Stayton back in April. Philomath has struggled against Stayton recently, as their game back in April was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Stayton is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Philomath, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Stayton took their victory against Philomath when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Stayton since the squad 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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