The Lake Oswego Lakers will head out to face off against the Tualatin Timberwolves at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Monday, Lake Oswego came up short against West Linn and fell 5-2. The loss continues a trend for the Lakers in their meetings with the Lions: they've now lost five in a row.
Avery Latta was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Tualatin fell victim to Oregon City and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Pioneers, falling 9-0. The Timberwolves just can't catch a break and have now endured four defeats in a row.
Lake Oswego's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Tualatin, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Lake Oswego hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Tualatin struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Lake Oswego might still be hurting after the 12-5 loss they got from Tualatin in their previous meeting last Friday. Can the Lakers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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