The South Salem Saxons will head out to square off against the Lakeridge Pacers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. South Salem is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
South Salem is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: West Linn, who was ranked second at the time (South Salem was ranked first). The Saxons had just enough and edged out the Lions 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Saxons have posted since April 26, 2024.
Harrison Buckingham tossed a big game, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He also tossed five walks, marking his first of the season.
Teagan Scott
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| 04/05/25 @ Mountain View | 2 |
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| 04/02/25 @ Grant | 1 |
| 03/27/25 vs Gridley | 3 |
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On the hitting side, Gavin Price and Teagan Scott did most of the damage at the plate: Price went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base, while Scott scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Scott is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Noah Scharer, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Lakeridge was a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They lost 7-1 to La Salle.
Lakeridge now has a losing record of 4-5. As for South Salem, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
South Salem was able to grind out a solid victory over Lakeridge in their previous matchup back in March of 2016, winning 10-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Saxons since the team 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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