| 04/08/26 @ Scappoose | 5 |
| 04/06/26 vs Gladstone | 5 |
| 04/02/26 vs Creswell | 3 |
| 03/31/26 vs Elmira | 10 |
| 03/26/26 @ La Pine | 6 |
| + 2 more games |
The Junction City Tigers will head out to face off against the Cascade Christian Challengers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Junction City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Junction City is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: Scappoose, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Junction City was ranked ninth). The Tigers fell just short of the Indians by a score of 6-5 on Wednesday. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Brayden Rauschert made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Cascade Christian put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against Hidden Valley. Those three runs were actually the fewest the Challengers have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Cascade Christian's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Junction City, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Junction City skirted past Cascade Christian 2-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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