Elkins is 2-7 against East Fairmont since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Elkins Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the East Fairmont Bees at 6:00 p.m.
Elkins' hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Lewis County on Tuesday. They fell victim to a tough 11-0 defeat at the hands of the Minutemen.
Elkins got a good showing from Caleb McCauley, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Elkins saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kenton Haddix, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, East Fairmont had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 13-3 win. East Fairmont might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three games by ten runs or more this season.
Elkins' loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for East Fairmont, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Elkins might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from East Fairmont in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Elkins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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