Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Thursday. Red Level fell just short of Elba by a score of 9-8. Red Level was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Elba apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2025.
Connor Blackwell made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two doubles. Tanner Whatley was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for Red Level and nudges their season record down to 4-11. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Elba, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-10.
While Red Level had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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