Crescent Valley is 0-10 against Lebanon since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Crescent Valley Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Lebanon Warriors at 5:00 p.m.
Crescent Valley fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Woodburn on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 5-3. Crescent Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Clara Fitts spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Abby Kessler made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Jessie Brown, who went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Crescent Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lebanon never let their opponents score on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past Corvallis 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lebanon.
The result came thanks to Tatum Cole's shutout, as she gave up just six hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Lebanon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexis Mulligan, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Crescent Valley's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-8. As for Lebanon, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Crescent Valley might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Lebanon in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Crescent Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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