Salem had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Newton Eagles an 8-0 shutout. It was an even better day for Eli Baker as he scored five goals for his team.
Salem has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2-1 record this season. As for Newton, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6-1.
Salem will face off against Harrisburg at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Salem is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. As for Newton, they will take on Greenville at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Greenville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4 goals per game this season.
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