Cave Spring was the 12-5 winner over Salem when they last played one another on April 2nd, but their luck changed this time around. The Knights fell 7-2 to the Spartans on Tuesday. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cave Spring saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Mathews, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Cave Spring now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Salem, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-4.
Looking ahead, Cave Spring will challenge William Byrd at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Terriers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.85 runs per game on average), something the Knights will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Salem, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Lord Botetourt at 5:30 p.m. The Cavaliers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.36 runs per game on average), something the Spartans will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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