Elida is 8-2 against Dora since June of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Elida Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dora Coyotes at 3:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Elida's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Dora has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Elida is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Floyd on Friday as Elida made off with a 29-19 win. Elida might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three matchups by six runs or more this season.
Seth Jimenez and Bradley Burris did most of the damage at the plate: Jimenez scored six runs and stole a base while going 5-for-6, while Burris scored five runs and stole seven bases while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances. Jimenez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Mikael Mulloy was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Dora fell victim to a rough 29-4 defeat at the hands of Gateway Christian on Friday.
Carson Kircher was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gunnar Tipton, who went 1-for-1 with a triple and a run.
Elida is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Dora, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Elida has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 12.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Dora struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Elida beat Dora 12-9 in their previous meeting last Friday. Does Elida have another victory up their sleeve, or will Dora turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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