The Salem Wildcats will challenge the Greenville Comets at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Salem will be strutting in after a victory while Greenville will be coming in after a defeat.
Greenville is hoping to do what Lebanon couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Salem's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Salem skirted past Lebanon 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Wildcats were the better team in the second half.
Caleb Purintun and
Eli Baker scored both of Salem's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Meanwhile, Greenville couldn't capitalize on their home-pitch advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Lebanon by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. Russle Maples was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Salem's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Greenville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
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