Jesuit is 3-0 against South Salem since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Jesuit Crusaders have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the South Salem Saxons at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jesuit is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: Central Catholic, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Jesuit was ranked tenth). Jesuit walked away with a 9-5 victory over Central Catholic on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, South Salem had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cougars and snuck past 8-6.
Carter Nelson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered six earned runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Noah Scharer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
Jesuit is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for South Salem, they pushed their record up to 23-2 with that win, which was their 15th straight at home.
Jesuit took their victory against South Salem when the teams last played back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 15-1. Does Jesuit have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Salem turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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