Salem Academy extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping their season record down to 7-16 in the process. They lost 7-1 to the Country Christian Cougars. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, with their most recent loss being a 14-9 defeat on Wednesday.
As for Country Christian, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 15-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games.
For Country Christian's part, the team relied heavily on Shane Allphin, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those four RBI gave Allphin a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Hiebenthal, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Coming up, Salem Academy will head out on the road to challenge Dayton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Country Christian, they will be playing at home against Illinois Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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