SPORTS
Thursday, October 25, 2018
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Prep football previews
Special District 6 playoff spot on the line
East Oregonian
It all comes down to Fri-
day night.
The
Weston-McEwen
TigerScots (3-4, 2-1) and
Grant Union Prospectors
(4-4, 2-1) sit in a virtual tie
for second in the 2A Special
District 6 standings, both
having a single league loss
to Heppner.
The winner in John Day
will secure the spot for
themselves and take the sec-
ond and final playoff spot.
“This game feels like we’re
playing a mirror image,”
said TigerScots coach Tra-
vis Glover. “They’re similar
to us. They’re a young team,
and tough. They’ve always
been that way, regardless of
players. I think the team that
makes ... less mistakes will
probably come out on top.”
Glover says his team
has a couple of “bumps and
bruises,” but are excited to
close out their season against
Grant Union. They’re down
a lineman — Calvin Pap-
ineau — after he suffered a
concussion during a practice
last week.
“The kids are revved up,”
Glover said.
Kickoff is at 7 p.m. at
Grant Union High School
on Friday.
Heppner at Stanfield:
The Tigers may have deliv-
ered a 53-0 shutout against
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Heppner’s Gavin Hanna-Robinson attempts to break a tackle by Grant Union’s Drew
Lusco in the Mustangs’ 47-17 win against the Prospectors on Oct. 19 in Heppner.
Riverside last Friday, but
they’ll have their hands full
this week.
The Tigers will host Hep-
pner, which is not only on a
six-game winning streak but
has locked up the 2A-Spe-
cial District 6 title after last
week’s 47-14 victory over
Grant Union.
“Stanfield is a young
team and have had a lot of
tough losses, but they can
play,” said Mustangs coach
Greg Grant. “They block
well and run hard. We need
to make sure we’re ready.”
Heppner defensive tackle
Matt Orem will sit out for
the game after suffering a
broken arm from an injury
incurred last week outside
of football, but other than
that, Grant says his team is
healthy and ready to send
the regular season off with
a bang.
“Every day, we want
to be better than the day
before,” he said. “We want
to play our best. Friday night
is a gift. Our kids are excited
to show off the fruits of their
labor.”
Stanfield (1-6, 1-2) and
Heppner (6-2, 3-0) will kick
off at 7 p.m. on Friday.
Pilot Rock v. Adrian/
Jordan Valley: Coming off
of their season’s first loss
last week, the Rockets are
hoping to regain momentum
as they head into a play-in
game against Adrian/Jordan
Valley on Friday.
Pilot Rock (6-1) is the
second-ranked team in the
1A Special District 3, West
and their opponents (5-3,
4-2) are No. 3 in the East.
“Adrian is a fast team
with a big fullback,” said
Rockets coach Mike Balez-
tena. “But I think we’ll
match up. Everyone’s play-
ing really, really well. There
are no more nagging pains.”
The Rockets are expect-
ing a bit of rain over the field
on Friday night — that’s
why they’ve been practicing
with a wet football all week
to adjust.
“There’s at least a 60 per-
cent chance of rain,” Balez-
tena said. “We’re working
on our regular passes and
game plan with it. Every-
one’s healthy and ready to
go.”
The playoff kicks off at 1
p.m. at Eastern Oregon Uni-
versity in La Grande.
Echo vs. Gilchrist: The
Echo Cougars will close
out their first six-man sea-
son with a nonleague
match against Gilchrist on
Saturday.
The game is a district
crossover event: the Cou-
gars hold the No. 3 spot in
the 1A-Special District 5,
while the Gilchrist Grizzlies
are No. 3 in the 1A-Special
District 4.
“We know they have big
running backs, but not a lot
of speed,” said Echo coach
Rick Thew. “We have that,
and that will help us get out-
side and into the endzone.”
After Saturday, Echo will
say goodbye to three key
senior players: quarterback
Devan Craig, wide receiver
Ian Beenblossom, and run-
ning back Mychael Pointer.
“We know it’s our last
week,” Thew said. “We’ve
been having fun with our
seniors. It’s been a good
week to end on, while still
getting our x’s and o’s
done.”
Although the team has
won six out of their seven
games this season, playoffs
aren’t in the cards — the
OSAA does not currently
have playoff games avail-
able for six-man teams.
“Hopefully, we’ve had
a good enough showing to
change their minds and have
playoffs going forward,”
said Thew. “(The team) is
firing on all cylinders. They
look hungry and healthy.
This is the best I’ve seen one
of my teams look at the end
of a season.”
The game will kick off at
1 p.m. on neutral ground —
Madras High School.
SERIES: The last 10 teams to win the first two games have gone on to win it all
Continued from 1B
clutch hitting that has been
their hallmark through-
out the season, the Red
Sox scored all four of their
runs in Game 2 with two
outs, including a three-run
rally in the fifth that only
started after Hyun-Jin Ryu
set down Ian Kinsler and
Jackie Bradley Jr.
Christian Vazquez sin-
gled, Mookie Betts did the
same and Andrew Benin-
tendi worked the count full
before walking to load the
bases, chasing Ryu. Ryan
Madson walked Steve
Pearce to tie the game
before Martinez, who had
130 RBIs in the regular
season, dropped a soft line
drive in front of right fielder
Yasiel Puig to score two
more and give Boston a 4-2
lead.
Price and three reliev-
ers retired the last 16 Los
Angeles batters, with Craig
Kimbrel closing the Dodg-
ers down in a perfect ninth
for his sixth save this
postseason.
Boston’s other run came
on Kinsler’s two-out single
in the second. The Red Sox,
who led the majors in two-
out runs in the regular sea-
son, have scored 36 of their
68 runs this postseason —
and nine of their 12 in the
Series — with two outs.
And now it’s the Dodg-
ers in a hole.
The last 10 teams to win
the first two games of the
World Series — and 16 of
the last 17 — have gone on
to win it all. And the NL
West champions will need
to do it against a team that
has won six straight post-
season games and five in a
row on the road.
Great catch
One night after get-
ting four hits, Red Sox left
fielder Andrew Benintendi
made a leaping, spread-ea-
AP Photo/Elise Amendola
Boston Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez hits
a single to drive in two runs against the Los Angeles
Dodgers during the fifth inning on Wednesday.
gle catch to rob Brian Doz-
ier of an extra-base hit lead-
ing off the fifth. With the
ball tailing away from him
toward the corner, Benin-
tendi jumped, kicked and
pulled it in a few feet in
front of the Green Monster
scoreboard.
Up next
The teams head to the
West Coast for Game 3 at
Dodger Stadium on Fri-
day. Rookie right-hander
Walker Buehler is sched-
uled to pitch for Los Ange-
les against likely Boston
starter Rick Porcello.
AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Boston Red Sox’s starting pitcher David Price walks off
the mound after the first inning on Wednesday.
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