| 03/27/25 vs Seaside | 23 |
| 04/18/25 vs Marshfield | 17 |
| 04/12/25 vs Douglas | 11 |
| 05/06/25 @ Cottage Grove | 10 |
| 04/03/25 vs Sisters | 10 |
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Henley, Junction City was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They never let the Cottage Grove Lions get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Considering the Tigers have won six contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kaden Shafer made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one triple and two RBI. That triple was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Josh Berry was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Junction City's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 4-5 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jayden Lucas, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run and two runs.
Junction City's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-6. As for Cottage Grove, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last ten games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-12-1 record this season.
Junction City will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cottage Grove: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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