Baseball Recap: South Salem Saxons vs. McNary Celtics
South Salem put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against the McNary Celtics by a score of 6-2. For South Salem, this counts as revenge for the 6-5 defeat McNary walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Harrison Buckingham tossed a big game, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Teagan Scott, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
South Salem pushed their record up to 8-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for McNary, their loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Salem will take on Roseburg at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (South Salem: 2, Roseburg: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for McNary, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Tualatin at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Tualatin: 3.6, McNary: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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