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| 04/15/24 - Home | 2-11 L |
| 04/17/23 - Away | 4-1 W |
| 04/19/22 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 04/19/21 - Neutral | 10-11 L |
| 04/22/17 - Neutral | 2-9 L |
| 04/07/17 - Home | 11-8 W |
Salisbury and Schuyler County are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Panthers will face off against the Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
While Salisbury didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on Marceline with a sharp 17-5 victory on Thursday. 17 seems to be a good number for the Panthers as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, while Schuyler County put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Knox County. The Rams were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over the Eagles. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Gage Brownell made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, two RBI, and one double. He has become a key player for Schuyler County: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-4 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Elliot Sevits, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with five runs, two stolen bases, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Schuyler County's success: when he posts at least three hits the team is undefeated (and 4-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Lathan Martin, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI and one run.
Schuyler County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Salisbury has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Schuyler County, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Salisbury might still be hurting after the 11-2 loss they got from Schuyler County in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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