Winlock is 0-5 against Ocosta since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Winlock Cardinals will be playing at home against the Ocosta Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Sadly, Winlock is still looking for their first win of the season after four contests. Their rough 11-3 defeat to Toutle Lake on Thursday might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins dating back to last season, Ocosta's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell victim to a tough 6-0 loss at the hands of Timberline. Ocosta was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior) but Timberline's pitcher proved too tough.
Jessie Gilbert spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and five unearned) runs on three hits and racked up 19 Ks.
Even though they lost, Ocosta didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 19 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Winlock's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Ocosta, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Winlock might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Ocosta in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Winlock avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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