West Linn and Tualatin are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The West Linn Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Tualatin Timberwolves at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Linn has 12 straight victories, Tualatin has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
West Linn will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Tigard, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. West Linn put the hurt on Tigard with a sharp 9-2 win on Friday.
Avery Wolf spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, West Linn got a massive performance out of Kendall Atwood, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Charlotte Brooke, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tualatin fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Lakeridge on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Pacers by a score of 4-3.
West Linn pushed their record up to 15-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Tualatin, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
West Linn beat Tualatin 4-0 in their previous matchup last Wednesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Linn 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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