The West Linn Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Cathedral Catholic Dons at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Linn: 2.2, Cathedral Catholic: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
West Linn entered their tilt with Central Catholic with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Rams on Thursday.
West Linn got a great performance from Devin Martin as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Gabe Howard and Ryan Vandenbrink did most of the damage at the plate: Howard scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2, while Vandenbrink went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Peyton Moussavi was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Cathedral Catholic's hitters rose to the challenge against a Pioneers pitching crew that boasted an average of only 2.93 points allowed on Monday. Everything went Cathedral Catholic's way against Simi Valley as Cathedral Catholic made off with a 13-6 victory. Cathedral Catholic's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Cathedral Catholic got a massive performance out of Alex Harrington, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Selga, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run.
West Linn pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs per game. As for Cathedral Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
West Linn might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Cathedral Catholic when the teams last played back in March of 2018. Thankfully for West Linn, Noah Owen (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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