Salem lost to Hartland back in April of 2025 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Rocks fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 4-3.
Jack Glaad-Konopka was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
On the hitting side, Salem saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Traylor, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Jaxson Wisniewski also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Salem has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Hartland, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-6.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Salem is set to square off against their familiar foe Brighton at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Rocks 3.9, the Bulldogs 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Hartland will take on rival Canton at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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