The Sherwood Bowmen are taking a road trip to take on the Bend Lava Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sherwood took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on Newberg with a sharp 11-1 victory. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Destiny Cornwell
| 05/16/25 vs Newberg | 2 |
| 05/14/25 @ McMinnville | 2 |
| 05/13/25 vs Glencoe | 1 |
| 05/09/25 @ Century | 1 |
| 05/07/25 vs Liberty | 1 |
| 04/30/25 @ Newberg | 0 |
Destiny Cornwell was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Sherwood got a massive performance out of Maisy Schindler, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Daisha Cornwell, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.
Sherwood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .633. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Newberg only posted an OBP of .364.
Meanwhile, Bend won against Summit on Wednesday with 16 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Lava Bears were the clear victors by a 16-6 margin over Mountain View. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lava Bears.
Sherwood's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for Bend, their record is now 15-10-1.
Sherwood took their win against Bend in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 9-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bowmen 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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