Baseball Game Preview: Salem Witches vs. Leominster Blue Devils

The Salem Witches will face off against the Leominster Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Salem managed to slip by Beverly the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Witches came up short against the Panthers on Tuesday, falling 12-2. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Witches couldn't push the score so high this time.

Shea Christel

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Rocco Ryan and Shea Christel stepped up to the plate in a big way. Ryan went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run, while Christel went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run. Christel has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played.

Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Leominster's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Tewksbury Memorial by a score of 4-3.

Salem's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Leominster, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.