La Grande saw some tournament action on Friday. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Lakeland Hawks. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Carlee Strand
| 03/21/25 vs Lakeland | 3 |
| 04/26/24 vs Baker/Powder Valley | 1 |
| 04/19/24 vs Pendleton | 1 |
| 04/12/24 @ Ontario | 1 |
Austyn Meuser and Carlee Strand made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Meuser didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Strand pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Meuser went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI, while Strand went a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those three hits gave Strand a new career-high.
In other batting news, Peyton Daggett and Joselynn Dodds did most of the damage at the plate: Daggett scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Dodds scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave Daggett a new career-high.
La Grande's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Lakeland, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Looking ahead, La Grande will challenge Lowry at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Lowry's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so La Grande's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lakeland, they will face off against Homedale at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakeland is facing Homedale at the right time seeing as Homedale is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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