The Bourbon War Hawks are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will take on the Salem Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Bourbon is leaving town to face Salem after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Bourbon came up short against West County on Tuesday, falling 8-0.
Meanwhile, while Salem put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Ellington. Salem put the hurt on Ellington with a sharp 15-0 victory. The Tigers not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 19, 2024.
Alaina Norris made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Norris was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Taylor Fulton was a standout: she got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Reagan DuBois, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Bourbon suffered a grim 19-4 defeat to Salem in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Bourbon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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