With a playoff game on the line, Salem rose to the challenge on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 10-1 margin over the French Camp Academy Panthers. The result was nothing new for Salem, who have now won 18 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Marissa Pollard was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Pollard was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Skyler Turnage and Preslea Bobb did most of the damage at the plate: Turnage scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Bobb scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Kenleigh Eggan was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Salem has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7-1 record this season. As for French Camp Academy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-13.
Salem will have a chance to go back-to-back against French Camp Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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