The Stanhope Elmore Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Enterprise Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Stanhope Elmore is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, while Stanhope Elmore put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Lanier. Stanhope Elmore blew past Lanier 20-0. 20 seems to be a good number for Stanhope Elmore as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Romney Henry made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Henry has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Henry was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Greyson Jones, who went 2-for-2 with two triples, two runs, and an RBI. Jacob Tharpe was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Enterprise were a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They fell just short of Providence Christian by a score of 4-2.
The win made it two in a row for Stanhope Elmore and bumps their season record up to 7-12. As for Enterprise, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Stanhope Elmore skirted past Enterprise 4-2 in their previous meeting back in March of 2021. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Enterprise's Charles Cavanaugh, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Stanhope Elmore to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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