Softball
Salem 6, Concord 5
Key athletes: Concord – Kiley Taylor (3H, double, triple, BB, 2RBI), Maggie Taylor (3H, double, SAC, 3RBI), Cam Dubois (2H, SAC), Anna Leon (2H), Emma Barry (BB, HBP, R), Natalee Rowell (2BB; loss, 7IP, 6ER, 11H, 8K), Emerson Frazier (2R), Ella Gray (R), Ella Chrabolowski (R)
Key Moment: Salem scored 4 in the 7th to go ahead, then got out of a bases-loaded jam to win it.
Coach’s quote: “It was the kind of game you’d expect from two 6-2 teams. Salem showed a lot of grit to come back, and we did, too, in the bottom of the seventh to load the bases. Just came up short, unfortunately.” – Assistant Coach Sandy Smith, Concord