Salem waltzed into their matchup on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Plymouth Christian Academy Eagles a 4-0 shutout. This was payback for Salem, who suffered a 7-6 loss the last time these two teams met.
For Plymouth Christian Academy's part, Clara Groen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on five hits. Groen has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Plymouth Christian Academy saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kallie Brodhagen, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Salem pushed their record up to 6-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Plymouth Christian Academy, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Salem will challenge Plymouth at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Salem's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Plymouth's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Plymouth Christian Academy, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Clarenceville at 4:30 p.m. Plymouth Christian Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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