Baseball Preview: Elysian Fields Yellowjackets vs. Atlanta Rabbits
The Elysian Fields Yellowjackets will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Atlanta Rabbits at 7:00 p.m. Elysian Fields is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Elysian Fields is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Gladewater and snuck past 4-3.
John Beavers made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Beavers has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Beavers was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Blake Widon was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Chaelton Cook was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, Atlanta had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it 13 on Saturday. They came out on top against the Yellowjackets by a score of 11-8.
Elysian Fields is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8-1 record this season. As for Atlanta, their record is now 17-9-1.
Elysian Fields skirted past Atlanta 2-1 when the teams last played back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elysian Fields since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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