Baseball Preview: South Salem Saxons vs. McNary Celtics
The South Salem Saxons will look to defend their home field on Friday against the McNary Celtics at 5:00 p.m. South Salem will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak alive.
On Wednesday, South Salem beat McNary 7-4. That's two games straight that South Salem has won by exactly three runs.
Carter Nelson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on six hits and racked up eight Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Noah Scharer was incredible, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Teagan Scott, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
South Salem's win bumped their record up to 14-1. As for McNary, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.
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