Lakeridge and West Linn are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Lakeridge Pacers will head out on the road to take on the West Linn Lions at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Lakeridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Lakeridge lost 10-4 to Tigard on Friday. Lakeridge has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
ELAYNA JANSEN made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of MADELINE MOEHL, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, West Linn entered their tilt with Tualatin with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Timberwolves on Monday and snuck past 9-7. Nine seems to be a good number for West Linn as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Avery Wolf tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Rylee Gaustad, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Emily Sakys was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Lakeridge's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for West Linn, their victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Lakeridge hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like West Linn struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Lakeridge couldn't quite finish off West Linn when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 10-8. Can Lakeridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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