Junction City has won three straight games at home, while Marist has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Tigers will host the Spartans at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Junction City 3.3, Marist 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Junction City's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Marshfield as they made off with a 17-0 win. Considering the Tigers have won five contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Josh Berry was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Landon Van Hecke, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Meanwhile, Marist won against St. Helens on Saturday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Spartans walked away with a 7-3 victory over Umpqua Valley Christian.
Junction City is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Marist, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Junction City might still be hurting after the 19-8 loss they got from Marist in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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