Softball Preview: Salem Lions vs. West Washington Senators
The Salem Lions will head out on the road to face off against the West Washington Senators at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
On Thursday, Salem came up short against Corydon Central and fell 7-2. The defeat continues a trend for Salem in their matchups with Corydon Central: they've now lost four in a row.
Salem saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabby Hypes, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, West Washington put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on New Albany with a sharp 6-0 victory. Considering West Washington has won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Elliot Nance, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep New Albany off the board. Nance has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Riley Hall was excellent, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Schmidt, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Salem's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for West Washington, they pushed their record up to 12-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Salem came up short against West Washington when the teams last played back in April, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nance, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Now that Salem knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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