Baseball Recap: Tallassee Tigers vs. Elmore County Panthers
Tallassee had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They skirted past the Elmore County Panthers 12-10. Tallassee's win was all the more impressive since Elmore County was averaging only 3.64 runs allowed on the season.
The team relied heavily on Bry Hathcock, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Wisener, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Elmore County's side, Jaden Eason put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Eason was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Shea Darnell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Austin Davis was another key contributor, going 1-for-5 with a home run and three RBI.
Tallassee pushed their record up to 13-6 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs per game. As for Elmore County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 21-7.
Tallassee will have a chance to go back-to-back against Elmore County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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