The Sunset Apollos will square off against the West Salem Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. West Salem took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Sunset, who comes in off a win.
Sunset is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Tuesday. They came out on top against Oregon City by a score of 7-4.
Sydney Arnold was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Arnold was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
Arnold wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Keana Cooper, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Mia Kodachi was another, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple and one run.
Sunset was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
West Salem kicked off their season on the road on Tuesday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell just short of Sheldon by a score of 7-6. The loss continues a trend for the Titans in their meetings with the Irish: they've now lost three in a row.
Sunset couldn't quite get it done against West Salem in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as they fell 4-1. Can Sunset avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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