The Forest Grove Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Glencoe Crimson Tide at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Forest Grove is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Forest Grove had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Liberty on Friday. The Vikings were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Falcons. Considering the Vikings have won nine matches by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Glencoe got themselves on the board against Century on Friday, but Century never followed suit. They walked away with a 4-0 win over the Jaguars. The victory continues a trend for the Crimson Tide in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now won seven in a row.
Allison Glaze was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Tuesday Mevis, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Glencoe's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-7. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Forest Grove, their win bumped their record up to 18-6.
Forest Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Glencoe in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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