Holcomb has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Thursday. They will take on the Elkhart Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Holcomb will be strutting in after a victory while Elkhart will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Holcomb beat Cimarron 5-2. Five seems to be a good number for Holcomb as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Holcomb let Emma Cornelsen and Ashland Wilson loose on the outfield. Cornelsen scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Wilson scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, sadly, Elkhart is still looking for their first win of the season after four matchups. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-1 walloping at the hands of Spearville on Friday.
Holcomb's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs per game. As for Elkhart, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Holcomb might still be hurting after the 14-7 loss they got from Elkhart in their previous matchup back in April of 2017. Can Holcomb avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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