Salem fell victim to West Branch and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 2-0. The Quakers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Warriors earlier this season, when they won 5-2.
Salem dropped their record down to 2-16 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for West Branch, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-11.
Coming up, Salem will head out to square off against United at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Golden Eagles' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Quakers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for West Branch, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Boardman at 5:00 p.m. The Warriors' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Spartans have averaged an impressive 6.1 runs per game this season.
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