On Thursday, West Linn faced Central Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The West Linn Lions walked away with a 5-1 win over the Central Catholic Rams. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Linn.
Devin Martin tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, West Linn let Gabe Howard and Ryan Vandenbrink loose on the outfield. Howard scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2, while Vandenbrink went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Peyton Moussavi, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On Central Catholic's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cade Gehlen, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
West Linn's victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs per game. As for Central Catholic, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
West Linn will face off against Narbonne at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. West Linn is facing Narbonne at the right time seeing as Narbonne is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Central Catholic, they will head out on the road to challenge Shadow Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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