It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Pendleton ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They skirted past the La Grande Tigers 6-4. This was a revenge game for the Buckaroos: when they faced off against the Tigers back in April, they had to take a 7-5 defeat.
| 05/16/25 @ La Grande | 6-4 |
| 05/09/25 vs Baker/Powder Valley | 12-2 |
| 05/07/25 @ St. Helens | 5-3 |
The win (which was Pendleton's third in a row) raised their record to 17-3. As for La Grande, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 21-1.
Pendleton and La Grande should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Oregon Rankings. The Buckaroos will square off against Burns at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (12 vs. 76). Meanwhile, La Grande (ranked third) will meet Weston-McEwen/Griswold (ranked 36th) at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 3.5, the Tiger Scots 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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