The Salem Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Anthony Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Salem comes in on three and St. Anthony on four.
Last Thursday, Salem was able to grind out a solid win over Centralia, taking the game 9-5.
The team relied heavily on Josh Powless, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, St. Anthony gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. Everything went their way against Breese Central as St. Anthony made off with a 14-2 win.
Brock Fearday was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Fearday was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Samuel Link was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Beau Adams was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Salem's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for St. Anthony, their win bumped their record up to 4-0-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Salem has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like St. Anthony struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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