Salmon is 0-10 against Challis since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Salmon Savages will head out on the road to take on the Challis Vikings at 1:00 p.m.
Salmon is coming in off a tense match against North Fremont in which neither team made it on the board. Salmon and North Fremont finished up their game with a 0-0 tie.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Challis gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against Firth as Challis made off with an 18-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Challis.
Ruger Nicholls made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Nicholls was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, six RBI, and four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Braxton Gamett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was James Parker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Salmon's draw gives them a new season record of 5-7-1. As for Challis, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2-1.
Salmon might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Challis in their previous meeting on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Challis' Jacen Farr, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that Salmon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
