The Salem Spartans are taking a road trip to face off against the Blacksburg Bruins at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Blacksburg will be up against a hot Salem team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Spartans were the clear victors by a 15-4 margin over Patrick Henry on Friday. The Spartans' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Blacksburg had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three last Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Blue Demons with a sharp 7-1 victory.
Sam Szefc was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Matthews, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Salem's win bumped their record up to 15-6. As for Blacksburg, their victory bumped their record up to 16-3.
Salem came out on top in a nail-biter against Blacksburg when the teams last played on May 6th, sneaking past 5-3. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bruins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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