Wilsonville had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Wednesday. They never let the Putnam Kingsmen onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. That's more bragging rights for Wilsonville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mia Rucker tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Grace Wilson, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Wilsonville is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-7-1 record this season. As for Putnam, they dropped their record down to 12-11 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Wilsonville will be playing in front of their home fans against Aloha at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wilsonville's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Aloha's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Putnam, they will head out on the road to take on Canby at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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