The Huskies continued rolling over their opponents last week, extending their win streak to seven games in varsity softball.
In the closest game of the last six, they beat Sutherlin 10-2 at home on May 2 and then defeated twice Cottage Grove under the 10-run rule in five innings, 22-0 at home May 4 and 18-1 on the road Friday.
They’ll face Junction City at home on Tuesday and on the road on Friday.
The Huskies, 11-2, are second in league behind Elmira, 12-1. Junction City, 9-4, is third.
The Huskies defeated Junction City 2-1 the last time they faced off.
To take the top spot in league, the Huskies need to win both games, and Elmira would have to lose to Cottage Grove twice, a highly unlikely outcome. Cottage Grove has just one win all season, while the Huskies are the only team to have beaten Elmira this year.
The Huskies were scheduled to host Junction City on Tuesday and travel to Junction City on Friday. A non-league game against Blanchet Catholic is scheduled at home on May 17.
Sweet Home 10, Sutherlin 2
The Huskies built a first-inning 4-0 lead on a three-run double by Brianna Hoffman and an RBI single from Madi Barringer and never looked back.
Sutherlin scored a pair of runs in the third, but the Huskies answered back with six more in the bottom of the inning.
The Huskies recorded 10 hits, with Barringer leading the way, going 3-4, with two runs and an RBI. Hoffman went 2-4, with three RBIs, and Sunhee Bitter went 2-4 with a run.
Hitting once were Ally Tow with a double, an RBI and a run; Kennedi Waldrop with a run; and Marissa Kurtz with a run and an RBI.
C. Carillo led at bat for Sutherlin, going 2-3 with a run.
Pitching, Hoffman struck out nine Sutherlin batters and gave up four hits, a walk and two runs, both unearned.
For Sutherlin, in two innings, S. Carillo gave up six hits, three walks and 10 runs, seven of them earned. She struck out one Sweet Home batter. Jakubiec pitched in relief after one out in the third inning, giving up four hits and two walks and struck out six Huskies.
Sutherlin002 000 0 – 2 4 6
Sweet Home406 000x – 10 10 1
SH 22, Cottage Grove 0
Hoffman gave up just two hits and a walk as the Huskies started scoring with two runs in the first inning. She struck out eight batters.
They added five more in the second inning and 10 in the third to reach a game-winning 17-0 lead, with another five runs in their fourth and final at bat.
The Huskies hit the ball just eight times but walked 14 times.
Tow led hitting, going 3-4 with four RBIs and one run. Hitting once each were Britney Zook with four runs and an RBI, Sarita Zanona with two RBIs and four runs, Makenna Melbye with two RBIs and a run, Kylie Armstrong with two RBIs and a run and Waldrop with an RBI and three runs. Tow, Zanona and Waldrop each hit a double.
Barringer reached base three times on walks, scored twice and collected an RBI. Hoffman reached base on a walk and had one run and one RBI. Bitter walked three times and scored three times.
Kalea Galbreath and Kassidy Whisler each had a hit for Cottage Grove.
Tailor Mehan gave up eight hits, 14 walks and 22 runs, 17 earned, pitching for Cottage Grove. She struck out no one.
Cottage Grove 00 0 00 – 0 2 4
Sweet Home 25(10) 5x – 22 8 0
SH 18, Cottage Grove 1
Sweet Home reached the 10-run rule threshold in the first inning, leading 11-1 after the end of the first inning.
The Huskies scored five more times in the second inning and then twice more in the fourth.
The Huskies walked 16 times and collected nine hits. Zanona walked four times and scored four runs, while Melbye led at bats, going 2-2 with a double, a run and two RBIs.
Also hitting were Zook with three runs, Barringer with an RBI and two runs, Tow with three RBIs anda run, Sydney Mauer with an RBI and a run, Hoffman with an RBI and a run, Kurtz with an RBI and two runs and Armstrong. Waldrop had an RBI and a run, and Bitter scored two runs.
Hannah Arnold and Kalea Galbreath each had a hit for Cottage Grove.
Pitching for the Huskies, Hoffman gave up two hits and an unearned run. She struck out nine batters.
For Cottage Grove, Mehan gave up 18 earned runs, seven hits and 16 walks.