Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salem). They put the hurt on the Pulaski County Cougars with a sharp 16-1 win on Friday. With that victory, the Spartans brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Cora Robinson was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Cora Sparger was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with six RBI, two runs, and one double. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Evie Van Liew, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and two doubles.
Salem was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .562. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Spartans
| 04/25/25 @ Pulaski County | 16-1 |
| 04/23/25 @ Blacksburg | 13-1 |
| 04/23/25 @ Blacksburg | 13-1 |
| 04/22/25 vs Patrick Henry | 15-0 |
| 04/18/25 vs Christiansburg | 7-0 |
| + 4 more games |
The win (which was Salem's ninth in a row) raised their record to 11-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Pulaski County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
Looking ahead, Salem will head out on the road to square off against Northside at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Pulaski County, they will square off against Cave Spring at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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