The Elverado Falcons will square off against the Galatia/Thompsonville Bearcats at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Elverado took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Zeigler-Royalton by a score of 4-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Not much got past Maggie Elson, who gave up just five hits to keep Zeigler-Royalton off the board. Elson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Elverado's win was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Mylee Roberts, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Galatia/Thompsonville put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season last Thursday. Everything went their way against Pope County as Galatia/Thompsonville made off with a 14-1 victory. The win was nothing new for Galatia/Thompsonville as they're now sitting on three straight.
Elverado is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Galatia/Thompsonville, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Everything went Elverado's way against Galatia/Thompsonville when the teams last played back in May of 2021 as Elverado made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elverado since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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