Salem put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Loudonville Christian Eagles with a sharp 16-6 victory. With that win, Salem brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Drake Webster was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched. Webster was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brayton Cary was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Lohret, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Salem has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Loudonville Christian, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Salem will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Corinth at 4:30 p.m. Salem is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Loudonville Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Waterford-Halfmoon at 7:00 p.m.
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