The West Salem Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Tomah Timberwolves at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Salem is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Sparta hit West Salem with a four-run seventh inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 5-4.

Terryn Boland
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Terryn Boland put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Boland wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mekebo Anderson, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Another was Aidan Hillyer, who earned two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Tomah came into Tuesday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau by a score of 6-2 on Tuesday. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
The victory got Tomah back to even at 6-6. As for West Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
West Salem might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Tomah when the teams last played back in May of 2025. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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