The Elkhart Elks will challenge the Frankston Indians at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Elkhart knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Frankston likes a good challenge.
Elkhart's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Carlisle 24-0. The Elks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 11 runs or more this season.
Marisa Denny was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Denny was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.1 runs per game.
Londyn Holland
| 02/28/25 vs Carlisle | 4 |
| 02/28/25 vs Wortham | 3 |
| 02/21/25 vs Kemp | 3 |
| 02/14/25 @ Madisonville | 1 |
| 02/14/25 vs Navasota | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Londyn Holland, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, four RBI, and one triple. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. Hadley Waldon was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Elkhart was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .625. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Frankston has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.75 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They lost 12-3 to Eustace. The matchup marked the Indians' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Frankston's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 11.7 runs. As for Elkhart, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Elkhart came out on top in a nail-biter against Frankston when the teams last played back in March of 2024, sneaking past 21-19. Will Elkhart repeat their success, or does Frankston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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