The Tallwood Lions will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Salem Sundevils at 4:00 p.m. Tallwood will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Tallwood is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Green Run on Monday as Tallwood made off with a 10-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Tallwood considering their two-run performance the match before.
Tallwood got a great performance from Bryce Newell as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Ashdon Proctor was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Salem suffered a tough 16-5 loss at the hands of Kellam on Monday. Salem has struggled against Kellam recently, as their game on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Salem saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cristian Cooper, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Brady Donovan, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Tallwood's win bumped their record up to 3-8. As for Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Tallwood came up short against Salem when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 6-2. Thankfully for Tallwood, Caden Ewell (who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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