The Charleston Trojans will head out to face off against the Salem Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Charleston lost 15-5 to Westville on Friday. The Trojans have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Burk Anderson was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinn Taylor, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salem). They came out on top against Benton on Tuesday by a score of 16-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Rangers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Noah Nix made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Nix was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Salem got a big performance out of Keytin Grawe, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Grawe also brought in an RBI, marking his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Jalen Inlow, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Salem was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Charleston's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Salem, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Charleston might still be hurting after the 15-5 defeat they got from Salem in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can Charleston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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