The Salmen Spartans will venture away from home to face off against the Fisher Gators on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Salmen is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 12-4 margin over Kennedy on Thursday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Spartans' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Fisher was not the first on the board last Wednesday, but they got there more often. They put the hurt on Madison Prep Academy with a sharp 17-2 win. That 15 run margin sets a new team best for the Gators this season.
Tyler Mike made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Charles Shamp was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Fisher is undefeated when Shamp posts two or more runs, but 0-2-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Pete Griffen, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3.
Fisher was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .531. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Salmen's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4-2. As for Fisher, they now have a winning record of 3-2-1.
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