The East Carter Redbirds are taking a road trip to challenge the Salem Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. East Carter will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
East Carter is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 16-2 margin over Greenville on Thursday.
While Salem didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Cabool 23-15 on Thursday. Considering the Tigers have won five matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Alaina Norris was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 17 batters over seven innings while giving up nine earned (and six unearned) runs off 11 hits (and not a single walk). Norris was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with five RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
In other batting news, Raven Gillam was a standout: she scored three runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-6. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Shaylee Thomas was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Salem always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .700. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .574 or higher in four consecutive games.
East Carter pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Salem, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
East Carter skirted past Salem 12-11 in their previous matchup back in March. Do the Redbirds have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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