The Salt Fork Storm will face off against the Westville Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Things were looking good for Salt Fork after they put the first run on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 15-12 to Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin. That's two games in a row now that the Storm have lost by exactly three runs.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Westville, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Everything went their way against Milford on Wednesday as they made off with a 10-4 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.
Westville's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Salt Fork, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season.
Salt Fork came out on top in a nail-biter against Westville when the teams last played back in May of 2025, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Storm repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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