West Branch proved they can win big last Saturday (they won by six) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged the Salem Quakers out 7-5. This was payback for West Branch, who suffered a 7-5 loss the last time these two teams met.
For Salem's part, TROY GIBSON was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. LANCE BAILEY was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
West Branch has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Salem, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season.
West Branch will have a chance to go back-to-back against Salem: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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