The Salem Witches will head out on the road to take on the Winthrop Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Salem is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Salem is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Saugus on Wednesday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sachems. That's two games in a row now that the Witches have lost by exactly three runs.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 13 runs the game before, Winthrop was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They lost 8-0 to Masconomet Regional. The Vikings have struggled against the Chieftains recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Salem's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Winthrop, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Salem came up short against Winthrop when the teams last played back in April, falling 7-4. Can the Witches avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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