Breese Central and Salem are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Breese Central Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Salem Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Salem took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Breese Central, who comes in off a win.
Breese Central put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on New Athens with a sharp 13-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Breese Central.
Julianna Huber was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (she also only allowed one walk). Huber was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
In other batting news, Breese Central let Claire Albers and Makenna Budde loose on the outfield. Albers went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Budde went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Piper Kujawa, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Salem unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell victim to a rough 8-2 defeat at the hands of Roxana.
Salem saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Breanna Thurman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Breese Central pushed their record up to 8-5 with that win, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10.7 runs. As for Salem, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Breese Central hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Salem struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.3. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Breese Central might still be hurting after the 19-8 defeat they got from Salem in their previous matchup last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thurman, who struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up seven earned (and one unearned) runs off 12 hits (and not a single walk). Now that Breese Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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