For the first time this season, Gresham will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will welcome the Clackamas Cavaliers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Gresham has four straight victories, Clackamas has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Gresham barely beat Aloha the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Gophers put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 15-5 win on Wednesday. Considering the Gophers have won six matches by more than seven runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kaveri-Kepanie Tuala was a standout: she fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Daya Nelson was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI.
Tuala wasn't the only one making solid contact: Gresham kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Aloha only managed nine hits.
Meanwhile, Clackamas came up short against Beaverton on Wednesday, falling 8-1.
Gresham's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Clackamas, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Everything went Gresham's way against Clackamas when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Gresham made off with a 15-2 victory. Do the Gophers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cavaliers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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