Elizabethton had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Volunteer Falcons by a score of 5-2. For Elizabethton, this counts as revenge for the 7-4 loss Volunteer walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
For Volunteer's part, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Hickernell, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Elizabethton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-9 record this season. As for Volunteer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-17-1.
Elizabethton didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 13-2 defeat vs. Greeneville on the 11th. Volunteer has also already played their next match, a 9-4 win against David Crockett on the 11th.
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