With a playoff win on the line, Salem Hills rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They walked away with an 11-7 victory over the Box Elder Bees. That's two games straight that the Skyhawks have won by exactly four runs.
Karlie Rudd looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Salem Hills let Leila Stevenson and Emmery Wilson run wild. Stevenson went 1-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Wilson went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Stevenson has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Audree Stokes, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Salem Hills lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Box Elder only launched one home run.
Skyhawks
| 05/20/25 vs Box Elder | 11-7 |
| 05/20/25 vs Taylorsville | 7-3 |
| 05/16/25 vs Wasatch | 10-0 |
| 05/15/25 vs Wasatch | 11-1 |
| 05/07/25 vs Timpview | 11-0 |
The win (which was Salem Hills' fifth in a row) raised their record to 26-4. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Box Elder, the loss snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 27-4 record.
Salem Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Box Elder, they will square off against Olympus at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bees 2.7, the Titans 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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