The Elmwood Royals will be playing at home against the McComb Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Elmwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Elmwood beat St. Joseph Central Catholic 4-1. The win was just what Elmwood needed coming off of a 14-1 defeat in their prior game.
Landon Snow tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kameron Kingery, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Andrew Holland was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
McComb lost a close one when they played back in March but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on on Friday was a bit more commanding. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 8-1 walloping at the hands of Lake.
Elmwood has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for McComb, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.
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