The Okarche Warriors will square off against the Elgin Owls at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Okarche 2.7, Elgin 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Okarche's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against Fletcher as they made off with a 15-0 victory. Considering the Warriors have won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Elgin faced Lone Grove in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Owls lost 8-0 to the Longhorns. The Owls' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Okarche pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Elgin, their loss dropped their record down to 29-5.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps