Baseball Preview: Elgin Owls vs. MacArthur Highlanders
The Elgin Owls will be playing at home against the MacArthur Highlanders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Elgin stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Altus 8-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Elgin.
Jaxon Southerland was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Southerland has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Southerland was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Brody Morrison was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. James Vanderpool was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, MacArthur came into Thursday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Apache out 3-2.
Elgin's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-2. As for MacArthur, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.
Elgin came out on top in a nail-biter against MacArthur in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does Elgin have another victory up their sleeve, or will MacArthur turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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