Lake Oswego had lost six straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 4-9 to make it seven. They came up short against the Tigard Tigers, falling 11-4. The Lakers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Tigers earlier this season, when they won 12-2.
Carsten Lemon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run.
As for Tigard, the win got them back to even at 6-6-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their two-run performance the contest before.
On Tigard's side, Alexander Pearson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Pearson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
In other batting news, Tigard got a big performance out of Landon DuChene, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs. Those three runs gave DuChene a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jack Williams, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Lake Oswego beat Tigard by a score of 5-1 on Friday.
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