Oregon City and Tualatin are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Oregon City Pioneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tualatin Timberwolves at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oregon City has nine straight victories, Tualatin has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Oregon City is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: West Linn, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Oregon City was ranked second). Oregon City had just enough and edged West Linn out 6-4.
Lily Riley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on eight hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Chloe Grimmer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Tualatin fell victim to Tigard and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Tigers.
Oregon City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. As for Tualatin, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-17.
Everything went Oregon City's way against Tualatin in their previous meeting last Monday as Oregon City made off with a 10-0 win. Does Oregon City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tualatin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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