Gresham is 2-8 against Barlow since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Gresham Gophers will head out on the road to square off against the Barlow Bruins at 5:00 a.m. After both teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
Gresham is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Reynolds on Friday as Gresham made off with a 23-1 victory. Winning may never get old, but Gresham sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Alyssa Grover was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Grover was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on La Terra Foster-Frison, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Suntaya Riddle, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Barlow won against Reynolds on Monday with 15 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Barlow put the hurt on Clackamas with a sharp 15-3 win. Winning may never get old, but Barlow sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Gresham now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Barlow, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season.
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