Baseball Game Preview: Elgin Wildcats vs. Oak Ridge War Eagles

The Elgin Wildcats will challenge the Oak Ridge War Eagles at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. Elgin's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Oak Ridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

It was a proper cat-fight when Elgin duked it out with TMI-Episcopal on Saturday. Elgin came out on top against TMI-Episcopal by a score of 9-6. The Wildcats' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Meanwhile, Oak Ridge won against Benjamin Davis on Saturday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Oak Ridge put the hurt on Cleveland with a sharp 11-1 victory. The win continues a trend for the War Eagles in their matchups with the Indians: they've now won six in a row.

Elgin's victory bumped their record up to 3-0-1. As for Oak Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 4-5-5.