The Gladstone Braves will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Beaverton Beavers on Saturday. Gladstone knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Beaverton likes a good challenge.
Gladstone's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Thursday, when they got past Marquette's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Braves blew past the Redmen 12-1. The victory continues a trend for the Braves in their matchups with the Redmen: they've now won nine in a row.
Gladstone let Lauren Sundquist and Ava Goodman run wild. Sundquist went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Goodman went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Trombley, who went 1-for-2 with three runs.
Gladstone always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .606. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marquette only posted an OBP of .318.
Meanwhile, Beaverton fell victim to Standish-Sterling and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 15-0 to the Panthers. The defeat continues a trend for the Beavers in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost four in a row.
Gladstone's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 8 runs thus far. As for Beaverton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
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