On Wednesday, Lakeridge faced Oregon City in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lakeridge Pacers fell victim to a tough 13-0 defeat at the hands of the Oregon City Pioneers. Lakeridge has not had much luck with Oregon City recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
For Oregon City's part, Lily Riley made a splash no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Riley has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Riley was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Caiden Grimmer was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Lakeridge's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Oregon City, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lakeridge will take on Tigard at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Lakeridge: 3.8, Tigard: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Oregon City, they will be playing at home against West Linn at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as West Linn comes in on 13 and Oregon City on four.
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