Baseball Recap: South Salem Saxons vs. West Salem Titans
South Salem put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the West Salem Titans with a sharp 17-1 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as South Salem also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
South Salem got a great performance from Carter Nelson as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Jackson Buckingham was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sawyer Nelson, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
The victory made it two in a row for South Salem and bumps their season 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.
South Salem will have a chance to go back-to-back against West Salem: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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