The Bayside Marlins will square off against the Salem Sundevils at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Bayside came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Ocean Lakes, falling 10-1.
Bayside saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Barry Farias Jr, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
Meanwhile, Salem came up short against Tallwood on Tuesday and fell 9-5. The Sundevils haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Ryker Leahy made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. Sebastian Waldo also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Bayside's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-7. As for Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Bayside couldn't quite finish off Salem in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can the Marlins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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