Baseball Preview: Elmore County Panthers vs. Tallassee Tigers
Elmore County is 8-2 against Tallassee since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Elmore County Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Tallassee Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Elmore County has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Tallassee will arrive with six straight wins.
Last Saturday, Elmore County didn't have quite enough to beat Chilton County and fell 2-1.
Austin Davis and Ryals McNeely stepped up to the plate in a big way. Davis went 1-for-3 with a home run, while McNeely went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Tallassee gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Everything went their way against Booker T. Washington as Tallassee made off with a 17-2 win.
Mason Battles looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Carter Sayers was a standout: he went 2-for-2 with three runs and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Konner Taunton, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
Elmore County's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-6. As for Tallassee, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Elmore County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tallassee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Elmore County couldn't quite finish off Tallassee in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 4-2. Can Elmore County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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