Willamina is on a 17-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Clatskanie is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Willamina Bulldogs will take on the Clatskanie Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Willamina is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand St. Paul an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Willamina, who have now won 11 matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Clatskanie was able to grind out a solid win over Lost River on Wednesday, taking the game 4-0.
Joey Sizemore made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 15 over eight innings pitched. Sizemore was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double.
Sizemore wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kennedy Johnson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Willamina's victory bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Clatskanie, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Willamina came out on top in a nail-biter against Clatskanie in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 8-7. Does Willamina have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clatskanie turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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