North Salem extended their losing streak to eight on Tuesday, dropping them down to 5-14. They lost 11-5 to the Newberg Tigers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-0 back in March.
As for Newberg, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-3. They not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 1st (when they won 11-1).
For Newberg's part, Ben Davis tossed a big game, tossing 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. The dominant performance also gave Davis a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Roy Corpus, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Greysen Castaneda was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one triple.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Salem will face off against Century at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Newberg, they will take on McNary at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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