The Sweet Home Huskies will head out to challenge the Newport Cubs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Sweet Home is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: Cascade, who was ranked 17th at the time (Sweet Home was ranked 25th). The Huskies came up short against the Cougars on Wednesday, falling 12-6. The Huskies haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Newport never got on the board in their matchup on Monday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against North Marion on Wednesday. They blew past the Huskies 13-4.
Olivia Greenawald made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Those hits were her first of the season. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Addison Taylor was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. She also put up two doubles, which were her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Ivy Ruddiman, who went 3-for-5 with three RBI, two doubles, and one triple.
Newport was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .487. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Sweet Home's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Newport, their record now sits at 3-7.
Sweet Home took their win against Newport in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 16-8 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Huskies since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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