For the first time this season, Pilot Rock will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will head out on the road to face off against the Irrigon Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pilot Rock has seven straight victories, Irrigon has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pilot Rock's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Tuesday. They put the hurt on McLoughlin with a sharp 16-0 win. Fans of the Rockets have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Irrigon and Riverside, and Riverside kept the tradition alive. The Knights fell 10-7 to the Pirates on Friday.
Paeton Magdaleno was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one triple. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season. Yelena Garibay was another key player, going 1-for-4 with three RBI.
Pilot Rock's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Irrigon, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Pilot Rock got the 'W' when the teams last played back in April of 2024 against Irrigon by a conclusive 15-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rockets 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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