The Salem JV dropped a pair of tight games at the Little League Complex to Mount Vernon. Salem dropped the first game 3-2. The Cats had the bases loaded in the final inning with just 1 out, but couldn’t push across the tying or winning runs. Evan Barnes singled and drove in a run along with Huck Mulvaney. Keytin Grawe singled and scored. On the Mound, Payton Gullion was the starter, going 3 innings allowing 4 hits and 2 earned runs with 5 strikeouts. Avery Gullion came in and worked the last 2 innings allowing nor runs and no hits with 2 strikeouts.
Salem dropped the 2nd game 6-5 with the tying run thrown out at 3rd base to end the game. Luke Boldt went 2-3 with 2 RBI for the Cats who also got an RBI from Scout Puricelli. Drake Rector, Landon White, Nicholi Mahranka and Kaeden Cripps all had hits. White worked 3 innings allowing 3 runs on 4 hits with 5 strikeouts. Rector worked the final 2 innings of 3 hit ball.
