Baseball Recap: Elbert County Blue Devils vs. Commerce Tigers
Elbert County waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Commerce Tigers out 5-4. That's more bragging rights for Elbert County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Haven Adams looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Elbert County's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cheyvis Mclendon, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Brayden Ingram, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Elbert County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Commerce, they dropped their record down to 6-17 with that loss, which was their 11th straight on the road.
Elbert County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Commerce: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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