The Cascade Cougars are taking a road trip to face off against the Marist Spartans at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cascade has seven straight wins, Marist has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Cascade beats Marist with 12 runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Cougars beat Pleasant Hill on Wednesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-2. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Cassidy Crabtree, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Paytn McKenzie also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Cascade was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .421 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Marist came up short against Lebanon on Thursday, falling 17-1.
Cascade's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Marist, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Everything went Cascade's way against Marist in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Cascade made off with an 11-3 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars 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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