The Hermiston Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Enumclaw Hornets at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hermiston is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Auburn Mountainview 12-1. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won ten matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Piper Roberts spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on eight hits.
At the plate, Hermiston got a big performance out of Kenley Venoy, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Payton Howard, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Hermiston always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .553. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Auburn Mountainview only posted an OBP of .407.
Meanwhile, Enumclaw had already won 18 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.1 runs) and they went ahead and made it 19 on Saturday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Tides.
Enumclaw pushed their record up to 21-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs over those games. As for Hermiston, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-13 record this season.
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