SALEM, Va. (Interstat) — Adonys Guzman hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning Saturday, lifting the Salem RidgeYaks to a 6-5 win over the Hill City Howlers at Carilion Clinic Field.

Guzman connected with two aboard and scored Louis Andujar and Starlyn Nunez to cap a three-run eighth. Franklin Primera homered earlier for Salem, a two-run shot in the first. Hill City scored single runs in the fourth through seventh innings, taking a 4-3 lead on Lucas Moore’s seventh-inning single that scored Tre Broussard. Salem answered in the eighth, and Hill City’s ninth-inning run on Reiner Herrera’s bases-loaded walk made it 6-5. Caden Vire finished for Salem.

Guzman went 1-for-3 with three RBIs, Primera was 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and Sadbiel Delzine struck out six in four scoreless innings. Ryan Prager pitched five innings for Hill City, allowing two earned runs with six strikeouts. Vire (2-1) got the win; Evan Chrest (1-2) took the loss. Attendance was 4,279. Time of game was 2:40. Both teams are 56-75. Salem had eight hits and grounded into two double plays; Hill City had nine.