The Salem Rams will square off against the Buena Chiefs at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Salem has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 11 straight defeats, while Buena will come in with three straight victories.
Salem fell victim to Gloucester City and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 16-0 to the Lions.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Buena). They blew past Holy Spirit 19-6 on Wednesday. The Chiefs not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since May 12, 2025 (when they won 16-1).
Buena got a great performance from Tyler Weightman as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Aden Vai was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Giovanni Crescitelli, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Buena was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive contests.
Buena's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Salem might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Buena when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can the Rams avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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