The St. Helens Lions will face off against the Baker/Powder Valley Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
St. Helens is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: Astoria, who was ranked ninth at the time (St. Helens was ranked sixth). The Lions had just enough and edged out the Fishermen 6-4.
Eme Curaming spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, St. Helens let Halli Heys and Maddy Lahey run wild. Heys went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run, while Lahey got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs. Another player making a difference was Addi Andrehsen, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
Meanwhile, Baker/Powder Valley had just enough and edged out Crook County 2-1 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
St. Helens has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Baker/Powder Valley, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
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