South Salem and Sprague are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The South Salem Saxons will head out on the road to challenge the Sprague Olympians at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Salem has seven straight wins, Sprague has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
South Salem is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: Sprague, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (South Salem was ranked first). South Salem sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 victory over Sprague on Wednesday.
Josh Feik was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Teagan Scott, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
South Salem pushed their record up to 17-1 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home. As for Sprague, their defeat ended a 14-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 15-4.
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