The West Branch Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Salem Quakers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. West Branch's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Salem's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
West Branch will head into Tuesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by six) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Salem 7-5.
For Salem's part, TROY GIBSON was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was LANCE BAILEY, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
West Branch is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Salem, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season.
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