For the second straight game, West Lincoln will face off against Salem. The Bears will be playing at home against the Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Lincoln is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Tuesday as neither West Lincoln nor Salem made it on the board until the seventh inning. The Bears fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-1. The Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Salem's part, Kenzie Dalton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on seven hits.
At the plate, Salem saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alleigh Lightell, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI. Kenley Stewart was another, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Salem pushed their record up to 11-5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for West Lincoln, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 12-4.
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