The Beloit Memorial Purple Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Elkhorn Elks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Beloit Memorial is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Parkview on Tuesday as they made off with a 15-3 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the Purple Knights needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.
The team relied heavily on Ayden Marshall, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those RBI were his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Callen Espinoza, who went 3-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Beloit Memorial kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Parkview only managed five hits.
Meanwhile, Elkhorn got themselves on the board against Beloit Memorial on Monday, but Beloit Memorial never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Purple Knights. The Elks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by eight runs or more this season.
Elkhorn is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Beloit Memorial, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5.
Beloit Memorial suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Elkhorn when the teams last played on Monday. Can the Purple Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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