The Salem Wildcats will take on the Resurrection Catholic Eagles at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Salem is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Sacred Heart just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Wildcats have suffered since February 8th.
Meanwhile, Resurrection Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 16th straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against East Marion, falling 8-1.
Salem's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 9-9. As for Resurrection Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Salem's way against Resurrection Catholic in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Salem made off with a 19-0 win. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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