The La Grande Tigers will face off against the Weston-McEwen/Griswold Tiger Scots at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (La Grande 3.5, Weston-McEwen/Griswold 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
La Grande is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: Pendleton, who was ranked 12th at the time (La Grande was ranked third). The Tigers fell just short of the Buckaroos by a score of 6-4 on Friday. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Maddie Seavert was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-4 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Weston-McEwen/Griswold hadn't done well against Grant Union recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Tiger Scots skirted past the Prospectors 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tiger Scots.
Having lost for the first time this season, La Grande fell to 21-1. As for Weston-McEwen/Griswold, their win bumped their record up to 11-2.
La Grande took their victory against Weston-McEwen/Griswold in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 12-1 score. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Tiger Scots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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