The Lake Oswego Lakers will head out to challenge the West Linn Lions on Friday.
Oregon City hit Lake Oswego with a six-run sixth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Lakers came up short against the Pioneers, falling 9-2. The Lakers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lake Oswego saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaiya Carnegie, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for West Linn, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against Lakeridge on Wednesday as they made off with a 15-2 victory. Considering the Lions have won nine games by more than eight runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kendall Atwood was a standout: she went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Adi Johnston was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
West Linn is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Lake Oswego, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-14.
Lake Oswego couldn't quite get it done against West Linn when the teams last played last Monday as they fell 5-2. Can the Lakers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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