The Newberg Tigers will face off against the North Salem Vikings at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Newberg has three straight wins, North Salem has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Newberg's tournament run continued when they took on Parkrose on Friday. Newberg walked away with a 4-1 victory over Parkrose.
Kaleb Brockman looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Newberg's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Johnson, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for North Salem's offense. They lost 32-0 to Hillsboro on Friday.
Newberg's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for North Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Newberg beat North Salem 6-3 in their previous meeting back in April of 2015. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newberg since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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