Cascade is 8-2 against Newport since April of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Cascade Cougars will be playing at home against the Newport Cubs at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cascade has five straight victories, Newport has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Cascade beat Stayton 8-4.
Jaelyn Lowry made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Lowry was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Amyah Miranda was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a double. Kailee Bode was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Newport scored the most runs they've had all season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They lost 21-11 to North Marion. That's two games in a row now that Newport has lost by exactly ten runs.
Cascade is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Newport, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-17.
Everything went Cascade's way against Newport in their previous meeting last Monday as Cascade made off with a 20-3 win. Does Cascade have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newport turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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