South Salem is 0-3 against Jesuit since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The South Salem Saxons will head out on the road to challenge the Jesuit Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. South Salem will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
South Salem is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: Mountain View, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (South Salem was ranked second). South Salem skirted past Mountain View 8-6.
Carter Nelson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered six earned runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Noah Scharer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Jesuit earned a 9-5 win over Central Catholic on Tuesday.
South Salem pushed their record up to 23-2 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home. As for Jesuit, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
South Salem might still be hurting after the 15-1 defeat they got from Jesuit in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Can South Salem avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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