Salem owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the East Alton-Wood River Oilers and snuck past 2-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Salem also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Olivia Paulson was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Salem is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for East Alton-Wood River, they dropped their record down to 4-17 with that loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Salem will take on Roxana at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Roxana is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for East Alton-Wood River, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Breese Central at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Breese Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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