The Salmen Spartans will square off against the Slidell Tigers at 11:00 p.m. on Saturday. Salmen has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight defeats, while Slidell will come in with three straight wins.
Friday just wasn't the day for Salmen's offense. They lost 15-0 to Slidell on Friday.
For Slidell's part, Colton Ruschmeier looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Charles Burdett, who scored four runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Elijah Strahan was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
Slidell pushed their record up to 19-9 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Salmen, their loss dropped their record down to 4-18-2.
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