Softball Preview: Ontario Tigers vs. Pendleton Buckaroos
Ontario is 0-3 against Pendleton since April of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ontario Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Pendleton Buckaroos at 2:00 p.m.
Things were looking good for Ontario after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Baker/Powder Valley by a score of 7-6.
Brooke Campbell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Khianna Stone Mendez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Pendleton faced La Grande in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Pendleton came out on top in a nail-biter against La Grande and snuck past 9-7. The victory was nothing new for Pendleton as they're now sitting on four straight.
Ontario's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Pendleton, they pushed their record up to 10-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Ontario came up short against Pendleton when the teams last played on April 9th, falling 4-1. Can Ontario avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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