The Salem Rocks will head out on the road to square off against the Milford Mavericks at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Salem is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
Salem barely beat Pinckney the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Rocks put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 13-3 victory on Friday. The Rocks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Milford hadn't done well against South Lyon East recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Tuesday. The Mavericks walked away with an 8-5 win over the Cougars.
The team relied heavily on Tori Russell, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. That home run was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Elkins, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI.
Salem's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Milford, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
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