A feisty cat fight will be fought as Salem Wildcats duke it out with Brookhaven Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Salem came out on top against Hattiesburg by a score of 12-3 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Kenzie Dalton
| 02/28/25 vs Hattiesburg | 10 |
| 02/22/25 vs Richton | 8 |
| 03/27/24 @ Resurrection Catholic | 7 |
| 04/12/24 vs Sacred Heart | 6 |
| 04/09/24 @ Lumberton | 6 |
Kenzie Dalton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Maci Eggan, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Addi Hawn, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Brookhaven, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They never let Bogue Chitto get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won five matches by 12 runs or more so far this season.
Brookhaven's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Salem, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.
Salem skirted past Brookhaven 8-6 in their previous meeting back in February. Does Salem have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brookhaven turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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