South Salem has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the South Eugene Axe at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Salem can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They blew past West Salem 17-4. 17 seems to be a good number for South Salem as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kellen Bowman tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, South Salem got a massive performance out of Teagan Scott, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sawyer Nelson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, South Eugene had just enough and edged Grants Pass out 4-3 on Tuesday.
South Salem is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season. As for South Eugene, their win bumped their record up to 8-13.
Everything went South Salem's way against South Eugene in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as South Salem made off with a 19-4 victory. Will South Salem repeat their success, or does South Eugene have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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