Salem stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lawrenceville Indians a 12-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Salem.
Olivia Paulson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mya Russell, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Salem's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. As for Lawrenceville, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-10.
Salem will head out on the road to face off against Mt. Vernon at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Salem is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Lawrenceville, they will be playing at home against Cumberland at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Cumberland has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.94 runs per game on average), something Lawrenceville will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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