The Scappoose Indians will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Ida B. Wells Guardians at 5:00 p.m. Scappoose will be looking to extend their current 11-game winning streak.
Last Monday, Scappoose sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Astoria. That's two games straight that Scappoose has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Ida B. Wells can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand McDaniel a 9-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Ida B. Wells has won by exactly nine runs.
Griffin Scott made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 14 over 5.1 innings pitched. Scott has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Scott was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Harris, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Cam Hammer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Scappoose has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Ida B. Wells, their victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-7.
Scappoose suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Ida B. Wells when the teams last played back in March of 2019. Thankfully for Scappoose, Zach Nagy (who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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