Woodburn is on a nine-game streak of home losses, and McKay a 19-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The Woodburn Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the McKay Royal Scots at 4:30 p.m.
Having struggled with 18 losses in a row, Woodburn turned things around against McKay on Monday. They blew past the Royal Scots 10-2. The Bulldogs' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Mason Pickett was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Pickett was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Damien Vasquez and Trevon Grassham did most of the damage at the plate: Vasquez went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Grassham went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Vasquez has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Asa Cash, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Woodburn's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-16 and their overall record up to 3-21. As for McKay, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-23.
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