The Salmon Savages will venture away from home to challenge the Malad Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Salmon comes in on seven and Malad on 11.
Salmon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Wendell as they made off with a 13-3 victory. Considering the Savages have won 19 games by more than eight runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Malad posted their closest win since April 20th on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out Nampa Christian 3-2.
Kurt Ward spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Malad's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dawsyn Peterson, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Malad hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in seven consecutive contests.
Salmon's record now sits at 22-4. As for Malad, their record is now an identical 22-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Salmon has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Malad struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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