The Salem Academy Crusaders are taking a road trip to challenge the Kennedy Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Salem Academy easily dispatched Western Christian on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Crusaders fell just short of Clatskanie by a score of 6-4 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Kennedy got the win against Country Christian on Friday by a conclusive 11-1. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by ten runs or more this season.
Grace Traeger made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and not a single walk). With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.2 strikeouts per game. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, Brianna Traeger was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, four RBI, and one run. That's the most triples she has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Brenden, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Kennedy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in four consecutive contests.
Salem Academy's loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2. As for Kennedy, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Salem Academy took their victory against Kennedy in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 20-5 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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