Lake Oswego and West Linn are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Lake Oswego Lakers will head out on the road to take on the West Linn Lions at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lake Oswego has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while West Linn will arrive with 13 straight wins.
Lake Oswego's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Oregon City on Friday. They fell 5-0 to the Pioneers. Considering the last time Lake Oswego couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, West Linn won against Tigard on Friday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. West Linn came out on top in a nail-biter against Tualatin and snuck past 9-7.
Avery Wolf tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Rylee Gaustad was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Emily Sakys was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Lake Oswego's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for West Linn, their victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1.
Lake Oswego suffered a grim 18-1 defeat to West Linn in their previous meeting last Friday. Can Lake Oswego avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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