Baseball Preview: Sprague Olympians vs. South Salem Saxons
Sprague and South Salem are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Sprague Olympians will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Salem Saxons at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Sprague has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while South Salem will arrive with seven straight victories.
Sprague is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: South Salem, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Sprague was ranked fourth). Sprague fell just short of South Salem by a score of 8-7 on Wednesday.
For South Salem's part, Josh Feik was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Teagan Scott was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Sprague's loss ended a 14-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 15-4. As for South Salem, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home.
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