The West Salem Titans will head out on the road to take on the South Salem Saxons at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: West Salem has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while South Salem will arrive with 20 straight victories.
On Friday, West Salem didn't have quite enough to beat Willamette and fell 6-5. That's two games in a row now that the Titans have lost by just one run.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but South Salem ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Sprague 15-14. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Saxons, who until this contest were averaging 2.55 runs allowed.
South Salem let Sawyer Nelson and Gavin Price run wild. Nelson went 3-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Price got on base in five of his six plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two RBI. Those four runs gave Price a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Buckingham, who went a perfect 5-for-5 with two RBI and one run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: South Salem kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in six consecutive matchups.
West Salem's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for South Salem, their win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-0.
West Salem might still be hurting after the 17-4 defeat they got from South Salem in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Titans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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