Egyptian fell victim to Elverado and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. Their rough 17-0 defeat to the Elverado Falcons might stick with them for a while. Egyptian has not had much luck with Elverado recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
For Elverado's part, Maggie Elson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Elson was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Bridgett Elder was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with five RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Auna McClure, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.
Egyptian's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Elverado, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Egyptian will be playing at home against Century at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Century is coming into the contest with four straight victories on the road, so Egyptian will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Elverado, they will square off against DuQuoin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Elverado is facing DuQuoin at the right time seeing as DuQuoin is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
