Lebanon Trail is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Walnut Grove is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lebanon Trail Trail Blazers will take on the Walnut Grove Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Lebanon Trail narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Liberty 3-2.
Lebanon Trail saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ella Ramon, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Kendall Drewry was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, while Walnut Grove put up some runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for Memorial. Walnut Grove walked away with a 3-0 win over Memorial.
Lyndsey Hooker made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also only allowed one walk). Hooker was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Lebanon Trail's victory bumped their record up to 11-2-1. As for Walnut Grove, their win bumped their record up to 24-2.
Lebanon Trail came up short against Walnut Grove in their previous matchup back in February, falling 12-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hooker, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-5. Now that Lebanon Trail knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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