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| 04/29/25 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 05/10/24 - Home | 5-2 W |
| 04/24/24 - Away | 16-5 W |
| 05/12/23 - Away | 12-1 W |
| 04/26/23 - Home | 10-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Forest Grove is 8-2 against Century since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Vikings are taking a road trip to face off against the Jaguars at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Forest Grove's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over Newberg. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Century duked it out with Newberg on Tuesday. The Jaguars put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 12-2 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Jaguars as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Alyssa Loza made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. She was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alycia Martinez, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Hailey Kinney was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Century kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 8.8.
Forest Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Century, their record is now 9-13.
Forest Grove skirted past Century 1-0 when the teams last played two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings 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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