The Salem Tigers will head out to face off against the Plato Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Salem lost 9-2 to Ava on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Bears: they've now lost three in a row.
Salem saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Hensley, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Plato ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Licking 7-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted since April 30, 2024.
Plato pushed their record up to 19-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-10.
Salem skirted past Plato 6-4 when the teams last played last Saturday. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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