The Salem Academy Crusaders will venture away from home to square off against the Kennedy Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Salem Academy's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Western Christian as they made off with a 19-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Crusaders, who have now won nine contests in a row.
Perrydale typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Kennedy proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Pirates 13-6.
Kennedy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Salem Academy, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything went Salem Academy's way against Kennedy in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Salem Academy made off with a 7-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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