On Thursday, South Salem faced Jesuit in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The South Salem Saxons lost 6-0 to the Jesuit Crusaders. South Salem's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
South Salem got a good showing from Harrison Buckingham, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits.
On Jesuit's side, the result came thanks to Jacob Bishop's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carter Stewart, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Rolling, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
South Salem's defeat dropped their record down to 23-3. As for Jesuit, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
As of now, neither South Salem nor Jesuit have any future games scheduled.
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