South Salem faced Sprague in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Saxons won by a run and slipped past the Olympians 9-8. The Saxons haven't had any issues with the Olympians recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Sawyer Nelson was incredible, firing off three home runs and six RBI while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Teagan Scott was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three runs.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: South Salem lost a few balls and finished the game with five home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Saxons
| 05/06/25 vs Sprague | 9-8 |
| 04/25/25 vs Westview | 11-2 |
| 04/23/25 vs Liberty | 10-0 |
| 04/22/25 vs Lincoln | 14-0 |
| 04/16/25 vs McNary | 11-0 |
| + 3 more games |
South Salem pushed their record up to 18-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Sprague, they moved to 11-6 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
South Salem will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Olympians: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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