Baseball Preview: Willow Springs Bears vs. Salem Tigers
Willow Springs is 1-8 against Salem since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Willow Springs Bears will head out on the road to take on the Salem Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Salem took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Willow Springs, who comes in off a win.
Willow Springs' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Eminence. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Willow Springs.
The team relied heavily on Jace Rodgers, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Braxton Wilbanks, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Salem didn't have quite enough to beat Mountain Grove on Monday and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for Salem in their matchups with Mountain Grove: they've now lost four in a row.
Willow Springs has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-12 record this season. As for Salem, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-4.
Willow Springs came up short against Salem when the teams last played back in April, falling 5-0. Can Willow Springs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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