The West Linn Lions will square off against the Southridge Skyhawks at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. West Linn is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
West Linn is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: West Salem, who was ranked 22nd at the time (West Linn was ranked third). The Lions walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Titans on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Titans: they've now won three in a row.
Avery Wolf spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits.
Kendall Atwood
| 04/09/25 @ West Salem | 2 |
| 04/07/25 vs Mountainside | 3 |
| 04/04/25 vs Aloha | 1 |
| 04/02/25 @ Westview | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Jesuit | 1 |
At the plate, West Linn got a big performance out of Kendall Atwood, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Atwood has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Vivienne McGraw was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Southridge unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Central Catholic by a score of 7-5.
Southridge's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for West Linn, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
West Linn skirted past Southridge 3-1 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Skyhawks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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