South Salem put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the West Salem Titans with a sharp 17-1 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as South Salem also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
South Salem got a great performance from Carter Nelson as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Jackson Buckingham was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sawyer Nelson, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
The victory made it two in a row for South Salem and bumps their season record up to 20-2. As for West Salem, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-18.
South Salem will have a chance to go back-to-back against West Salem: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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