| 05/06/25 - Home | 0-10 L |
| 04/26/22 - Home | 2-12 L |
| 05/08/21 - Home | 4-16 L |
| 05/08/21 - Home | 1-9 L |
| 04/20/21 - Away | 1-16 L |
| + 5 more games |
Cottage Grove had lost six straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 5-12-1 to make it seven. They came up short against the Junction City Tigers, falling 10-0. Surprisingly, this marked the Lions' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Cottage Grove saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Micah Spear, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.
As for Junction City, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-6. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won six contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
On Junction City's side, Kaden Shafer made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Shafer also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Junction City is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-6 otherwise. Shafer 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, the team relied heavily on Josh Berry, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. 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.
While Cottage Grove had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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