Plymouth fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Salem on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rocks by a score of 7-6. The game snapped a strange streak: the last six times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Skylar Weil was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Hannah Simko made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with five stolen bases and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Sylvia Ditmar, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Plymouth's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Salem, their victory bumped their record up to 17-5-1.
Coming up, Plymouth will head out to take on Divine Child at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Salem, they will face off against Hartland at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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