The Stayton Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Gladstone Gladiators at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Stayton made up a huge gap compared to their last game against St. Helens, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Eagles fell just short of the Lions by a score of 4-2 on Friday. The Eagles have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, while Gladstone put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for St. Helens. The Gladiators sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Lions.
The result came thanks to Asylynne Franssen's shutout, as she gave up just a hit and racked up 15 Ks.
On the hitting side, Gladstone's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gabriella Gunderson, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. That's the most hits Gunderson has posted since back in April of 2025.
Stayton now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Gladstone, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Stayton couldn't quite finish off Gladstone in their previous matchup back in April of 2025 and fell 3-1. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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