The Salem Rocks will square off against the Plymouth Christian Academy Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Salem is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Walled Lake Northern just ended the team's 15-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 1-0.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither Plymouth Christian Academy nor Clinton made it on the board until the seventh inning. The Eagles took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Redwolves. It was the first time this season that the Eagles let down their fans at home.
Plymouth Christian Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ellie Weertz, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. That double marked the first that Weertz has hit this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Plymouth Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 18-9. As for Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 16-4-1.
Salem took their victory against Plymouth Christian Academy when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 12-5 score. Do the Rocks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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