The Jefferson Forest Cavaliers will face off against the Salem Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Jefferson Forest 1.4, Salem 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Jefferson Forest is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top against Halifax County by a score of 4-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cavaliers.
Meanwhile, Salem came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Bruins with a sharp 10-1 victory. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Salem's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-6. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Jefferson Forest, their win bumped their record up to 20-2.
Jefferson Forest skirted past Salem 2-1 in their previous matchup back in June of 2022. Will the Cavaliers repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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