For the second straight game, Salem will face off against Columbia. The Wildcats will be playing at home against the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Salem is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 12 games.
Salem proved they can win big last Monday (they won by ten) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Columbia a 1-0 shutout.
Not much got past Breanna Thurman, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Columbia off the board. Thurman has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Salem's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lilly Blagoue, who went 2-for-3 with one home run.
Columbia moved to 17-3 with that defeat, which also ended their 15-game winning streak. As for Salem, their victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2.
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