The North Harrison Cougars will square off against the Salem Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Harrison's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on South Central with a sharp 15-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Rebels: they've now won six in a row.
The team relied heavily on London Wheeler, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryn Myrick, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
North Harrison always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .567. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
While Salem didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They had just enough and edged out Eastern 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Salem pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for North Harrison, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Everything went North Harrison's way against Salem when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as North Harrison made off with a 15-7 win. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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