Sports – Friday, March 26th, 2024

Haiden Sanders hit a 1st inning three-run homer and added another RBI in the 6th inning as Salem beat Potosi Thursday, 8-2. Owen Hamilton added three hits and three RBI for the Tigers who improve to 4-1 on the year. The Tigers will be at Houston Monday for their first SCA Conference game.

Former Salem Tiger athlete Savannah Manthey broke an SBU school record in the javelin throw with a mark of 43.50-meters at the S&T Invite last Saturday taking first place. That was good enough for a National provisional mark and it is currently ranked 8th in the Nation. Congratulations Savannah!

The Salem Tennis team lost to Willow Springs Thursday, 6 to 3. They are 2-3 on the year. The Tennis Tigers will be at Waynesville on Monday.

The Salem Lady Softball Tigers were dominated by Houston Thursday, 20-1 to fall to 2-5 on the season and 0-1 in SCA Conference play. Salem will Cabool on Monday at 4:30.

The St. Louis Cardinals lost to the LA Dodgers Thursday, 7-1. Paul Goldschmidt had three hits including a home run for the Red Birds who will play the Dodgers tonight at 8:15 on KSMO.

The Kansas City Royals lost to the Minnesota Twins Thursday in their opening day, 4-1. The Royals will be off until Saturday when they continue their series with Minnesota.

Pavel Buchnevich scored two goals and Brandon Saad scored in his fourth straight game as St. Louis beat Calgary Thursday, 5-3. They will play the San Jose Sharks Saturday night.