Baseball Preview: Salem Generals vs. Corinth Riverhawks
Salem and Corinth are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Salem Generals will be playing at home against the Corinth Riverhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Salem is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Loudonville Christian (and have done all season long). Everything went Salem's way against Loudonville Christian on Tuesday as Salem made off with a 16-6 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Salem considering their two-run performance the contest before.
The team relied heavily on Brayton Cary, who scored four runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Sawyer Saddlemire was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Corinth had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Berlin/New Lebanon 13-3. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Corinth considering their one-run performance the game before.
Ethan Williams looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Kaden Wright was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Sam Tangora, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Salem is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Corinth, their win bumped their record up to an identical 8-6.
Salem was able to grind out a solid victory over Corinth in their previous meeting on Wednesday, winning 4-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Corinth's Eddie McGuire, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Salem still be able to contain McGuire? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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