The Salem Wildcats will take on the Carlyle Indians/Lady Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Salem is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Columbia just ended the team's 11-match winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Salem couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Carlyle came up short against Staunton on Wednesday and fell 3-1. Carlyle haven't had much luck with Staunton recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Carlyle's goal came courtesy of Jayden Voss, who's now up to 17 this season.
Salem's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 11-2. As for Carlyle, they now have a losing record of 7-8.
Salem took their victory against Carlyle in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 9-0 score. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Indians/Lady Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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