The Salt Fork Storm will challenge the Watseka Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Salt Fork will be strutting in after a win while Watseka will be coming in after a loss.
Salt Fork barely beat Georgetown-Ridge Farm the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Salt Fork didn't even let Georgetown-Ridge Farm on the board on Friday, marking Salt Fork's second-straight 9-0 shutout. Considering the Storm have won three contests by more than eight runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Watseka came up short against St. Anne on Friday and fell 8-5.
Austin Morris put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Morris was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Morris wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was James Newell, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The victory made it two in a row for Salt Fork and bumps their season record up to 3-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Watseka, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Salt Fork skirted past Watseka 6-5 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Does Salt Fork have another victory up their sleeve, or will Watseka turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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