Softball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Pendleton

It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Pendleton ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They skirted past the La Grande Tigers 6-4. This was a revenge game for the Buckaroos: when they faced off against the Tigers back in April, they had to take a 7-5 defeat.

The win (which was Pendleton's third in a row) raised their record to 17-3. As for La Grande, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 21-1.

Pendleton and La Grande should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Oregon Rankings. The Buckaroos will square off against Burns at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (12 vs. 76). Meanwhile, La Grande (ranked third) will meet Weston-McEwen/Griswold (ranked 36th) at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 3.5, the Tiger Scots 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.