Elmwood put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Arlington Red Devils as the Elmwood Royals made off with a 7-1 win. Considering Elmwood has won three contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Jimmie Palmer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 16 Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kameron Kingery, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. Kingery is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Andrew Holland, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Elmwood's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs per game. As for Arlington, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Elmwood will head out on the road to challenge Arcadia at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Elmwood's pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Arcadia's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Arlington, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Liberty-Benton at 5:00 p.m.
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