The Hartford Central Tanagers will face off against the Salem Generals at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Salem will be up against a hot Hartford Central team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Tanagers put the hurt on Whitehall with a sharp 14-1 victory on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Tanagers, who have now won five matchups by nine runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salem). Everything went their way against Argyle on Wednesday as they made off with an 18-8 win. With that victory, the Generals brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
James Beagle was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Beagle was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four runs and two RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Salem let Stephen Yakubec and Quinten Rushinski run wild. Yakubec went 3-for-4 with four runs, three doubles, and one RBI, while Rushinski got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave Rushinski a new career-high. Ethan Dunham was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Salem kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 17 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in five consecutive contests.
Hartford Central's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Salem, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Hartford Central skirted past Salem 2-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Do the Tanagers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Generals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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