Cox and Salem are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Cox Falcons will be playing at home against the Salem Sundevils at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cox's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Salem's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cox is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Ocean Lakes just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Dolphins by a score of 5-4. Cox has struggled against Ocean Lakes recently, as their game on Thursday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Cox saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Peterson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Salem scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against Oscar Smith as Salem made off with a 20-3 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Cox's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Salem, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8-1 record this season.
Everything went Cox's way against Salem in their previous matchup back in March as Cox made off with a 16-5 win. Will Cox repeat their success, or does Salem have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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