The Roseburg Indians will venture away from home to square off against the McMinnville Grizzlies at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Roseburg's pitching crew has only allowed 1.4 runs per game this season, so McMinnville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Roseburg is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: Sheldon, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Roseburg was ranked 11th). The Indians' pitcher stepped up to hand the Irish a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Not much got past Jasmine Morales, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Sheldon off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cadence Ellenwood, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in May of 2024.
Meanwhile, McMinnville had just enough and edged out Westview 5-4 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Grizzlies.
McMinnville's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Roseburg, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
Roseburg skirted past McMinnville 1-0 in their previous matchup back in March of 2018. Do the Indians have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Grizzlies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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