After two games on the road, Breese Central is heading back home. They will take on the Salem Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
After soaring to 15 runs the game before, Breese Central were a bit more limited in their matchup on Monday. They fell victim to a tough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Triad. Breese Central has not had much luck with Triad recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Breese Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Piper Kujawa, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Salem waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Indians as they made off with a 12-5 win. Considering Salem has won three contests by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Breanna Thurman made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Thurman was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
In other batting news, Olivia Paulson was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Mya Russell, who went 1-for-5 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Breese Central now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Salem, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Breese Central suffered a grim 14-2 defeat to Salem in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Breese Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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