Recap: New Madrid County Central Eagles vs. Malden Green Wave
On Thursday, New Madrid County Central faced Malden in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The New Madrid County Central Eagles narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Malden Green Wave 5-3. The win was just what New Madrid County Central needed coming off of a 19-0 defeat in their prior contest.
For Malden's part, Emma Elmore was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
New Madrid County Central's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Malden, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
New Madrid County Central will stay at home for another game and welcome East Carter at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Malden, they are on the road again on Friday to play Doniphan at 4:30 p.m. Malden is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
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