The Indian Hill Braves will challenge the Elder Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Indian Hill 4, Elder 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Indian Hill is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Hamilton just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Big Blue by a score of 8-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Braves have suffered since April 11th.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elder). They blew past Summit Country Day 13-4 on Friday. The win was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Elder's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-9. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Indian Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
Indian Hill couldn't quite get it done against Elder in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 as they fell 4-0. Can the Braves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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