The Minerva Lions will head out to face off against the Salem Quakers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Thursday, Minerva didn't have quite enough to beat West Branch and fell 4-3. The Lions have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Sierra Cress was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run. Delaney Sell also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salem). Everything went their way against Struthers on Monday as they made off with a 22-3 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
The victory made it two in a row for Salem and bumps their season record up to 8-10-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.5 runs over those games. As for Minerva, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Minerva couldn't quite get it done against Salem in their previous matchup on April 10th as they fell 7-3. Can the Lions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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