Baseball Game Preview: South Salem Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 3:03am

Baseball Preview: South Salem Saxons vs. West Salem Titans

The South Salem Saxons will head out on the road to face off against the West Salem Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. South Salem is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.

In what's become a running theme this season, South Salem gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-1 margin over West Salem. The victory made it back-to-back wins for South Salem.

Carter Nelson tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.

On the hitting side, South Salem got a massive performance out of Jackson Buckingham, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Noah Scharer, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

South Salem's victory bumped their record up to 20-2. As for West Salem, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-18.

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