Baseball Preview: Elba Tigers vs. Pike County Bulldogs
The Elba Tigers are on the road again on Monday to play the Pike County Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. One thing working in Elba's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five matchups.
Elba put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season in Thursday's second game. They blew past Pleasant Home 16-4.
Cameron Gray was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Gray was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Jay Wilson was excellent, scoring four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Ty Sieving was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Pike County beat Daleville 9-4 in Friday's second game. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pike County.
Like Elba, Pike County also got a great game from a two-way player: Michael Gabel. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Gabel was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Keldon Singleton, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ben Patterson, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Elba's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-11. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.5 runs per game. As for Pike County, their record is now 3-15.
Everything went Elba's way against Pike County in their previous meeting back in February of 2018 as Elba made off with a 7-1 win. Will Elba repeat their success, or does Pike County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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