Sandy is 2-7 against Gresham since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Sandy Pioneers will head out on the road to face off against the Gresham Gophers at 5:00 p.m. Sandy will be strutting in after a victory while Gresham will be coming in after a defeat.
Gresham is hoping to do on Monday what Barlow couldn't on Friday: put an end to Sandy's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Sandy's pitcher stepped up to hand Barlow a 3-0 shutout. Sandy's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three contests.
The result came thanks to Ruby Marak's shutout, as she gave up just four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sandy's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Donahue, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gresham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 11-1 to Central Catholic.
Sandy's victory bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Gresham, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-12.
Sandy couldn't quite finish off Gresham in their previous meeting back in April and fell 8-6. Can Sandy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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