Salem is 2-7 against Silver Creek since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Salem Lions will head out on the road to take on the Silver Creek Dragons at 6:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Salem came up short against Corydon Central and fell 7-2.
Salem saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabby Hypes, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Silver Creek had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They blew past the Braves 11-0. Silver Creek might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 12 matches by seven runs or more this season.
Addison Messer and Lily Allen did most of the damage at the plate: Messer went 1-for-1 with a home run and two runs, while Allen scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Reese Decker was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Salem's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Silver Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season.
Salem came up short against Silver Creek when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 9-4. Can Salem avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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