ON THE PREP BASEBALL DIAMOND YESTERDAY, SUMMIT AND MT. VIEW PLAYED AN EXTRA INNING, BUT IN THE STORM ERUPTED FOR 6-RUNS IN THE 8TH INNING TO DEFEAT THE COUGARS, 8-2.

THE WIN GIVES SUMMIT A FULL GAME LEAD OVER BEND FOR THE 'MOUNTAIN VALLEY CONFERENCE' WITH JUST TWO GAMES TO PLAY IN THE REGULAR SEASON, AND TODAY BEND TRAVELS TO MEET SOUTH SALEM.

SUMMIT CLOSES OUT LEAGUE PLAY AT THIRD-PLACE SPRAGUE ON FRIDAY. MT. VIEW HOSTS A TWINBILL FRIDAY WITH SOUTH SALEM AND FINISHES NEXT TUESDAY AT BEND WITH PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS ON THE LINE.

ELSEWHERE, BOTH REDMOND AND RIDGEVIEW SUFFERED ROAD LOSSES YESTERDAY. THE PANTHERS WERE EDGED BY LEAGUE-LEADING HOOD RIVER, 2-1, AND THE RAVENS WERE OUTSCORED 11-8 AT PENDLETON.

REDMOND AND RIDGEVIEW FINISH CONFERENCE PLAY FACING EACH OTHER IN A 3-GAME SERIES THAT BEGINS FRIDAY WITH REDMOND HOSTING A DOUBLEHEADER WITH THE RAVENS. 

REDMOND AND RIDGEVIEW HAVE A CHANCE TO FINISH AS HIGH AS 2ND-PLACE AND EARN A HOME PLAYOFF GAME DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF THE RIVALRY SERIES.

IN OTHER GAMES, 3RD RANKED NORTH MARION TURNED BACK MADRAS, 9-TO-1.

LAPINE BLANKED CRESWELL, 10-ZIP , AND CULVER WAS SHUTOUT KENNEDY, 2-ZIP.