Salem Academy had lost five straight at home, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 7-14 to make it six. They fell just short of the Country Christian Cougars by a score of 1-0. If the Crusaders were looking for revenge after losing 18-0 to the Cougars when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Country Christian, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 13-7. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.6 runs over those games.
For Country Christian's part, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Hiebenthal, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Hiebenthal is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last six games he's played.
While Salem Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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