Salem's and Richland County's contest on Wednesday was close at halftime, but Salem turned on the heat in the second half with three goals. The Salem Wildcats never let the Richland County Tigers onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by four goals or more this season.
Eli Baker and
Caleb Purintun scored all four of Salem's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 53 goals.
Salem has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. As for Richland County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.
Salem will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against Massac County at 4:00 p.m. As for Richland County, they will challenge Lincoln at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln is coming into the game with six straight defeats on the road, meaning Richland County will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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