Baseball Game Preview: Elgin Comets vs. Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers

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Previous Games

04/16/24 - Away	9-1 W
04/04/23 - Home	14-2 W
04/03/23 - Away	9-0 W
04/05/22 - Away	14-7 W
04/04/22 - Home	15-4 W
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Elgin is a perfect 8-0 against Waynesfield-Goshen since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Comets will host the Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Elgin's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Waynesfield-Goshen's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Elgin is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Temple Christian get on the board and left with an 18-0 win on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Comets, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Waynesfield-Goshen let Cory-Rawson stack five runs on them in the second inning on Monday but luckily Waynesfield-Goshen prevailed anyway. The Tigers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-8 victory over the Fighting Hornets.

Troy Spencer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered six earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up six Ks.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jace Kaufman, who went 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Rocky Cummings, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

Elgin pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Waynesfield-Goshen, the win got them back to even at 3-3.

Elgin took their victory against Waynesfield-Goshen in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 9-1 score. Do the Comets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.