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| 04/30/24 - Home | 9-1 W |
| 04/12/24 - Away | 7-0 W |
| 05/03/23 - Away | 13-2 W |
| 04/13/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 05/27/22 - Neutral | 9-3 W |
| + 5 more games |
La Grande is a perfect 10-0 against Ontario since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. La Grande will look to defend their home field against Ontario at 2:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (La Grande has 13 straight wins, Ontario has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
La Grande barely beat Lewiston the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers blew past the Bengals 17-7 on Saturday. Considering the Tigers have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Ontario's offense. They came up short against Pendleton on Tuesday, falling 15-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Tigers were not able to get on the board.
La Grande's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Ontario, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Ontario's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. La Grande has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Ontario, though, as they've been averaging only 3.3 strikeouts. Will La Grande keep running through batters, or will Ontario buck the trend?
Everything went La Grande's way against Ontario when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as La Grande made off with a 9-1 victory. Will La Grande repeat their success, or does Ontario has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
