The Oregon City Pioneers will head out on the road to challenge the Tigard Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Oregon City comes in on five and Tigard on four.
In what's become a running theme this season, Oregon City gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Everything went their way against Tualatin as Oregon City made off with a 10-0 victory. Give Oregon City's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Ellie Joseph made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Joseph has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Joseph was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Caiden Grimmer and Ally Pagel did most of the damage at the plate: Grimmer scored four runs while going 4-for-5, while Pagel scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Taylor Alexander was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Tigard narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past West Linn 8-6.
Oregon City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. As for Tigard, they pushed their record up to 14-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Oregon City's way against Tigard when the teams last played last Monday as Oregon City made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oregon City 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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