The Newberg Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Glencoe Crimson Tide at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Newberg is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 19 runs last Friday, they were much more limited against Forest Grove on Tuesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings.
Glencoe lost 7-1 to Sherwood on Friday. The loss continues a trend for Glencoe in their matchups with Sherwood: they've now lost five in a row.
Glencoe saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kalli Farrimond, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Newberg now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Glencoe, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-12.
Newberg came out on top in a nail-biter against Glencoe in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 4-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Glencoe's Bailey Farrimond, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Newberg still be able to contain Farrimond? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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