Baseball Preview: Elkmont Red Devils vs. Colbert Heights Wildcats
Elkmont and Colbert Heights are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Elkmont Red Devils will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Colbert Heights Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. The last three games Elkmont has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Elkmont fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Brewer on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-3 to the Patriots, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Elkmont saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Guthrie, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Colbert Heights earned an 11-7 win over Phil Campbell on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Colbert Heights.
Elkmont's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-10. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for Colbert Heights, their victory bumped their record up to 6-15.
Elkmont couldn't quite finish off Colbert Heights in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 and fell 8-6. Can Elkmont avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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