Baseball Preview: Wynnewood Savages vs. Elmore City-Pernell Badgers
The Wynnewood Savages will head out on the road to square off against the Elmore City-Pernell Badgers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wynnewood took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 14-6 margin over Little Axe. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Wynnewood considering their one-run performance the match before.
Aidan Bailey and Aaron Lyle made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Bailey tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Lyle pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. At the plate, Bailey scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Lyle scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caden Knighten, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Caleb Dixon was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Elmore City-Pernell had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 12-6 victory.
Wynnewood has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Elmore City-Pernell, they pushed their record up to 15-9 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Everything went Wynnewood's way against Elmore City-Pernell when the teams last played back in March as Wynnewood made off with an 11-4 victory. Will Wynnewood repeat their success, or does Elmore City-Pernell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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