Salem and East Marion are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Salem Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the East Marion Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Salem is no doubt hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses.
Salem fell victim to Mize and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. Their rough 16-0 defeat to the Bulldogs might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, East Marion was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They suffered a tough 17-0 defeat at the hands of West Marion.
Salem's loss dropped their record down to 3-16. As for East Marion, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-23.
Everything went Salem's way against East Marion when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Salem made off with a 7-1 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was East Marion's Leon Andrews, who struck out 14 batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only one hit. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Salem to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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