Colton scored the first run, but Salem had six unanswered runs the rest of the game for a 6-1 on Tuesday, July 19th.
Riley Carlson had a lead-off single in the bottom of the first inning. Cole Focken had a double to move Carlson to third base, and then Nathan Madison had an RBI ground out to score Carlson for an early 1-0 lead. Colton kept the 1-0 lead for two innings. Salem then scored two runs in the top of the third inning and three more in the top of the fourth for a 5-1 lead. They would add another run in the top of the sixth. Colton was held to just three more hits after the first inning.
Focken finished with two hits, one a double. Madison had a hit and an RBI. Carlson and Kaden Egger both had a single as well. Egger pitched six innings and allowed six earned runs on 12 hits with six strikeouts. Noah Haynes pitched one inning and allowed two hits.