Salem is 0-10 against Cave Spring since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Salem Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cave Spring Knights at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Salem beat Glenvar 7-3.
Meanwhile, Cave Spring scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand William Byrd a 13-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Cave Spring who now have four in a row.
Maddison Steffen was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run and five RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Bishop, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Salem's win bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Cave Spring, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-3-1 record this season.
Salem came up short against Cave Spring when the teams last played back in March, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cave Spring's Sophia Peters, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Salem knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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