Baseball Recap: Elmore City-Pernell Comes Up Short

Elmore City-Pernell lost against Velma-Alma back in March of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Elmore City-Pernell fell just short of Velma-Alma by a score of 5-3. The match marked the Badgers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Elmore City-Pernell has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 2.17 runs. The victory made it two in a row for Velma-Alma and bumps their season record up to 3-4.

Coming up, Elmore City-Pernell is taking a road trip to face off against Healdton at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Velma-Alma, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Empire at 4:30 p.m.