Nelson will challenge the Gresham Gophers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
If Nelson beats Gresham with 17 runs on Wednesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Nelson beat Clackamas on Monday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 17-11. Considering Nelson has won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Nelson got a massive performance out of Adalynn Hazel, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most runs Hazel has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Rylee Erickson, who went 4-for-5 with four runs, three RBI, and two doubles.
Nelson hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Clackamas struck out nine times.
Meanwhile, Gresham fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Central Catholic on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 19-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams. The Gophers haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
The victory (which was Nelson's third in a row) raised their record to 15-12. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.3 runs over those games. As for Gresham, their loss dropped their record down to 13-15.
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