Softball Game Preview: Kempsville Chiefs vs. Salem Sundevils

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Previous Games

03/18/25 - Home	10-0 W
04/09/24 - Home	11-2 W
04/04/23 - Away	6-4 W
05/26/22 - Neutral	10-0 W
03/29/22 - Away	12-0 W
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Kempsville has gone a perfect 10-0 against Salem recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Chiefs will face off against the Sundevils at 5:00 p.m. Neither Kempsville nor Salem posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Kempsville's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Tuesday's struggle, when Ocean Lakes hitters got past them. The Chiefs lost 12-2 to the Dolphins on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Chiefs in their meetings with the Dolphins: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Salem's offense. They came up short against Kellam on Tuesday, falling 10-0.

Kempsville's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Salem, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-13.

Everything went Kempsville's way against Salem in their previous matchup back in March, as Kempsville made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Chiefs since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.