The West Linn Lions will face off against the McMinnville Grizzlies at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (West Linn 4, McMinnville 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
West Linn is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: South Salem, who was ranked first at the time (West Linn was ranked second). The Lions fell just short of the Saxons by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, while McMinnville put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Silverton. The Grizzlies skirted past the Foxes 2-0. Those two runs were actually the fewest the Grizzlies have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
McMinnville's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for West Linn, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Everything went West Linn's way against McMinnville in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as West Linn made off with an 8-0 win. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Grizzlies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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