The Oregon City Pioneers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the West Linn Lions at 5:30 p.m. Oregon City will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
On Monday, it was close, but Oregon City sidestepped Lakeridge for a 5-4 win.
The team relied heavily on Chloe Stromme, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Caiden Grimmer was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, West Linn was not the first on the board on Monday, but they got there more often. They were the clear victor by an 11-4 margin over Lake Oswego. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Linn.
Avery Wolf looked comfortable as she pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, West Linn got a massive performance out of Kendall Atwood, who scored two runs and stole six bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Emery Curtis, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
Oregon City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season. As for West Linn, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 20-2.
Tuesday's game will be a test for both team's pitchers. Oregon City hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .344. However, it's not like West Linn struggles in that department as they've averaged .345. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Oregon City couldn't quite finish off West Linn in their previous meeting back in April and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wolf, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over seven innings pitched. Now that Oregon City knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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