Baseball Recap: Salt Fork Gets the Win

Salt Fork's game on Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They walked away with a 10-5 victory over the Oakwood Comets. The Storm have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Comets, too.

Braxton Clem made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has become a key player for Salt Fork: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-6 otherwise. Clem was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

Zayden Bromley

Stolen Base (Career)

04/23/26 @ Oakwood	2
04/20/26 vs Schlarman	1
04/17/26 vs Watseka	1
04/13/26 @ Hoopeston	1
03/30/26 @ LeRoy	1

In other batting news, Salt Fork got a big performance out of Zayden Bromley, who went 2-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave Bromley a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Par5 Rangel, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Salt Fork always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .564. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Salt Fork is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Oakwood, they dropped their record down to 6-9 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Salt Fork will challenge Cissna Park at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Oakwood, they will take on Schlarman at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Comets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Hilltoppers have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season.