Glide and Sutherlin are an even 3-3 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Glide Wildcats are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Sutherlin Bulldogs at 3:00 p.m. Glide will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Glide is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past St. Mary's 24-1. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Glide with their most commanding win of the season.
Dakotah Tollefson and Brady Greer were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Tollefson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Greer tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Tollefson scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Greer went 3-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and a stolen base. Greer has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Paul Kercher was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with two triples, five RBI, and two runs. Ezra Wright was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Sutherlin had to settle for a 10-8 defeat against Brookings-Harbor on April 11th.
Glide's victory bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Sutherlin, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Glide came out on top in a nail-biter against Sutherlin when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Glide since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
