The West Salem Titans will head out to challenge the South Albany Redhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games West Salem has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
West Salem took a 11-run loss the last time they faced off against McMinnville, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. West Salem came out on top against McMinnville on Tuesday by a score of 4-3 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Meanwhile, South Albany gave up the first runs last Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against North Salem as South Albany made off with a 17-5 victory. With that win, the Redhawks brought their scoring average up to 7.5 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Emily Tschida, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alicia Martindale, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs.
South Albany hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in three consecutive contests.
South Albany's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for West Salem, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
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