French Camp Academy and Salem squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly French Camp Academy had to settle for second. They suffered a tough 10-1 loss at the hands of the Salem Wildcats. French Camp Academy's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it four in a row.
For Salem's part, Marissa Pollard made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Pollard was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Skyler Turnage and Preslea Bobb did most of the damage at the plate: Turnage scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Bobb scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kenleigh Eggan, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
French Camp Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Salem, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-7-1.
While French Camp Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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