The Salem Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Centralia Orphans at 4:30 p.m. The pair are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Salem scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They blew past Charleston 15-5. With that victory, Salem brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.
Jalen Inlow made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Inlow was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Josh Powless was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Rhett Detering was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, everything went Centralia's way against Herrin on Wednesday as Centralia made off with an 8-2 win. The victory was just what Centralia needed coming off of a 14-3 defeat in their prior matchup.
Deacon Snow looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Hayden Patten and Drake Fahringer did most of the damage at the plate: Patten scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Fahringer scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Koch, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
The win made it two in a row for Salem and bumps their season record up to 2-4. As for Centralia, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Salem came up short against Centralia in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 6-3. Will Salem have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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