Baseball Recap: Salem Wins Going Away Against Henryville

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Previous 6 Games

05/21/25 - Home	14-6 W
05/17/23 - Home	6-10 L
05/19/21 - Home	15-8 W
05/15/19 - Home	2-4 L
05/17/17 - Home	7-1 W
05/18/16 - Home	2-3 L

Salem had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-run drubbing they dealt Henryville on Wednesday. The Lions blew past the Hornets 14-6. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Lions considering their two-run performance the matchup before.

Salem has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Henryville, they dropped their record down to 4-14 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.

Looking ahead, Salem will host South Central at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday. The Rebels have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.18 runs per game on average), something the Lions will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Henryville, they will venture away from home to square off against West Washington at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Hornets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Senators have averaged an impressive 9.1 runs per game this season.