The Pinckney Pirates are taking a road trip to  challenge the Salem Rocks  at 4:00  p.m.  on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pinckney had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 11-run drubbing they dealt Skyline on Wednesday. The Pirates blew past the Eagles 13-2. The Pirates have beaten the Eagles the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Eagles has come to flipping the script.
 Jade Chelenyak looked comfortable as she  struck out six batters over  three innings while giving up just one earned run off   three  hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent: she hasn't  given up  more than one  earned run in five consecutive appearances.
 At the plate,  the team  relied heavily on  Mackenzie Burns, who  went a perfect 3-for-3 with one  home run, five  RBI,  and two  runs. She also put up a  triple, which was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was  Natally Pease, who  got on base  in three of her four plate appearances with two  runs, one  stolen base,  and one  double.
 Pinckney  always had someone on base and  finished the game having  posted an OBP of .625. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Skyline only posted  an  OBP of  .273.
 Meanwhile, Salem entered their tilt with Brighton on Wednesday with seven consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with eight. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp  11-1 victory. That's two games straight that the Rocks have won by  exactly ten  runs.
 Pinckney pushed their record up to 11-3 with the  win, which was their fourth straight  at home. Those  home  victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as  they  averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Salem, their record is now 9-3-1.
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