Corydon Central and Salem are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2015, but likely not for long. The Corydon Central Panthers will be playing at home against the Salem Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Corydon Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Corydon Central is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Silver Creek just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Dragons by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Corydon Central couldn't push the score so high this time.
Addyson Branham was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Addyson Leonard was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Salem sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Madison on Wednesday. That's two games straight that Salem has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Kenadie Garloch, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Corydon Central's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6. As for Salem, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-9.
Corydon Central beat Salem 14-10 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Corydon Central repeat their success, or does Salem have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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