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| 04/22/24 - Away | 9-3 W |
| 03/19/24 - Home | 2-4 L |
| 04/24/23 - Away | 6-5 W |
| 04/18/22 - Neutral | 11-8 W |
| 05/31/21 - Home | 0-2 L |
| + 5 more games |
Salem and Mt. Vernon are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Wildcats will face off against the Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Salem is coming into the contest hot, having won their last ten games.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Salem nor Freeburg made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Wildcats narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Midgets 4-2. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly two runs.
Breanna Thurman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Salem's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jaelyn Keller, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon suffered their closest defeat since May 8, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Marion by a score of 3-1. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Salem's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games. As for Mt. Vernon, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 8-5.
Salem took their win against Mt. Vernon in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 9-3 score. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rams turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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