The West Linn Lions will take on the Narbonne Gauchos at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. West Linn will be strutting in after a victory while Narbonne will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, West Linn faced Central Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. West Linn came out on top against Central Catholic by a score of 5-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for West Linn.
Devin Martin tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, West Linn let Gabe Howard and Ryan Vandenbrink loose on the outfield. Howard scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2, while Vandenbrink went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Peyton Moussavi was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Narbonne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Carson by a score of 4-3.
West Linn pushed their record up to 4-1 with that win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs per game. As for Narbonne, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
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