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| 05/04/24 - Home | 0-13 L |
| 04/18/24 - Away | 7-6 W |
| 05/06/23 - Away | 3-15 L |
| 04/20/23 - Home | 5-2 W |
| 05/07/22 - Home | 0-18 L |
| + 5 more games |
Eastern and Salem are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Musketeers will be playing at home against the Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Eastern needed a bit of extra time to put away Henryville. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Hornets 10-9. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Musketeers considering their one-run performance the game before.
Meanwhile, Salem waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Blackhawks by a score of 9-5.
Salem pushed their record up to 6-3-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.1 runs over those games. As for Eastern, their win ended a 13-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-7.
Eastern might still be hurting after the 13-0 loss they got from Salem in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Musketeers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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