The Mazama Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Cascade Christian Challengers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mazama's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Cascade Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Mazama was able to grind out a solid win over Sutherlin, taking the game 6-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Mazama let Mason Snell and Jacoby Nickerson run wild. Snell went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Nickerson went a perfect 2-for-2 with two triples. That's the most stolen bases Snell has posted since back in May of 2025. Max Rodgers also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Cascade Christian won against Henley two weeks ago with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Challengers beat South Umpqua by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-1. The Challengers have beaten the Lancers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Lancers has come to flipping the script.
Mazama's record is now 4-2. As for Cascade Christian, their record now sits at 3-0.
Mazama beat Cascade Christian 5-0 in their previous meeting back in March of 2017. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Challengers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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