Knappa is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Willamina is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Knappa Loggers will take on the Willamina Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Knappa narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Clatskanie 8-7.
Taylor Pass made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off ten hits. Pass was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Kate Maher was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Kiya Roe, who went 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Willamina stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past St. Paul 14-4. That's two games straight that Willamina has won by exactly ten runs.
Knappa has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. As for Willamina, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
Knappa came up short against Willamina when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 5-0. Can Knappa avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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