Baseball Preview: Elgin Comets vs. Dublin Scioto Irish
Elgin is 0-4 against Dublin Scioto since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Elgin Comets will look to defend their home field against the Dublin Scioto Irish at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought match, but Elgin had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Hardin Northern. Elgin has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Elgin saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Morgan, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Stephen Castillo, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Elgin didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hardin Northern only tossed six.
Meanwhile, Dublin Scioto came up short against Big Walnut on Monday and fell 8-3.
Elgin's defeat dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Dublin Scioto, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5.
Elgin might still be hurting after the 9-3 defeat they got from Dublin Scioto in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Elgin have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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