The South Salem Saxons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mountain View Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Salem will be looking to keep their 14-game home win streak alive.
On Monday, South Salem beat South Eugene 7-3.
Luke Erwin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Gavin Price was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Noah Scharer was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Mountain View lost 10-4 to Bend on Friday. Mountain View has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
South Salem has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2 record this season. As for Mountain View, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-8.
South Salem came up short against Mountain View in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 8-4. Can South Salem avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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