Newberry is 0-8 against Saluda since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Newberry Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Saluda Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
Sadly, Newberry is still looking for their first win of the season after five matches. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 16-0 walloping at the hands of Ninety Six on Friday.
Meanwhile, Saluda entered their tilt with Irmo with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Yellowjackets on Saturday and snuck past 3-2. Saluda had a rough season last year, but they look ready to turn that poor record around this year.
Sam Minick spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just one earned run on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Saluda got a big performance out of Jana Pou, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Newberry's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Saluda, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Newberry might still be hurting after the 18-1 defeat they got from Saluda when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Can Newberry avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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