La Grande fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Pendleton on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Buckaroos by a score of 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Tigers have suffered since April 19, 2024.
Maddie Seavert was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with one home run.
Having lost for the first time this season, La Grande fell to 21-1. As for Pendleton, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 17-3.
La Grande and Pendleton should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Oregon Rankings. The Tigers (ranked third) will meet Weston-McEwen/Griswold (ranked 36th) at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (La Grande 3.5, the Tiger Scots 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Pendleton will challenge Burns at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (12 vs. 76).
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