The Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Pleasant Grove Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Cosumnes Oaks is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Cosumnes Oaks suffered a tough 14-7 loss at the hands of Elk Grove. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Cosumnes Oaks in their matchups with Elk Grove: they've now lost six in a row.
Onna Swanigan made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Madie Graham, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Grove came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Troubadours 4-2. That's two games straight that Pleasant Grove has won by exactly two runs.
Madeline Lawson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Pleasant Grove's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Riley Bigley, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Shealynn Stinson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Cosumnes Oaks' loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Pleasant Grove, their win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3.
Cosumnes Oaks suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Pleasant Grove in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pleasant Grove's Alexa Lewis, who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Now that Cosumnes Oaks knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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