Sugar-Salem won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They lost 17-10 to the South Fremont Cougars. Sugar-Salem was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as South Fremont apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Thursday.
Kenadee Birch was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynlyn Crofoot, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Sugar-Salem didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Fremont only tossed three.
On South Fremont's side, Chantea LeCheminant was a standout: she fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-5. LeCheminant has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Casey Folsom, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 5-for-5.
Sugar-Salem's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for South Fremont, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-11.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Sugar-Salem beat South Fremont by a score of 26-24.
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