Softball Recap: Elverado wins going away against Pope County

By Team Reports May 6, 2024, 12:16pm

Softball Recap: Elverado Falcons vs. Pope County Pirates

Elverado put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past the Pope County Pirates 16-1. The win was familiar territory for Elverado who now have four in a row.

Elverado got a massive performance out of Auna McClure, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jaylen Marshall, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.

On Pope County's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was AHRY COMER, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.

Elverado is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Pope County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-15.

Elverado will head out on the road to take on Herrin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Elverado is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Pope County, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Harrisburg at 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

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