The La Grande Tigers will face off against The Dalles Riverhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Bear Creek hit La Grande with a seven-run seventh inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bears.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last matchup, The Dalles made sure to put some runs up on the board against Tillamook on Friday. The Riverhawks were the clear victors by a 15-2 margin over the Cheesemakers. With that win, the Riverhawks brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Gunner Bustos was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He is becoming a predictor of The Dalles' success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is undefeated (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Bustos was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Chase Peterson was excellent, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Thatcher Dray was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
The Dalles always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .575. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The victory got The Dalles back to even at 3-3. As for La Grande, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3-1.
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