Sports – Friday, March 24th, 2023

Colby Hedrick went 2-4, had an RBI and scored a run as the Ellington Whippets beat the Salem Baseball Tigers Thursday, 5-3. The Tigers are 1-3 on the year and will be at Owensville on Monday at 4:30.

The Salem Lady Softball Tigers game with Stoutland Thursday was postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date. The Lady Tigers are scheduled to face Bourbon today at 4:00 at the Salem City Park, weather permitting.

UPDATE: The Salem Lady Softball Tigers game with Bourbon today at the Salem City Park has been postponed due to rain. No makeup date has yet been determined. Also, the Mountain Grove Softball Tournament scheduled for Saturday has been postponed.

The Salem High School Track teams are scheduled to be at Blair Oaks at 3:45 today for their first meet of the year, weather permitting.

UPDATE: The Salem Tiger Track meet today at Blair Oaks has been canceled.

Jake Neighbours brekaway goal in the 2nd period proved to be the winner as St. Louis beat Detroit, 4-3. The Blues will head to the West Coast and the play the Anahein Ducks Saturday night and the LA Kings on Sunday night. Both game will begin at 9:00 on KSMO.

The St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets tied Thursday, 1-1 for the 4th tie this year for St. Louis. The Cards play the Washington Nationals this afternoon at 4:55 before facing the Miami Marlins Saturday at 11:55 and the Houston Adtros Sunday at 11:55 with that game being delayed from Florida. The Saturday and Sunday games can be heard on KSMO Radio.

The Kansas City Royals lost to San Diego Thursday, 6-3 and face the San Francisco Giants today.

St. Louis Battlehawks will face the Vegas Vipers this Saturday night at 6:00. They are 3-2 going into the game.