Elma is 1-9 against Montesano since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Elma Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Montesano Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Elma needed a bit of extra time to put away Pe Ell/Willapa Valley. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Pe Ell/Willapa Valley and snuck past 7-6.
Ashlynn Weld made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Weld has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Weld was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mia Monroe, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Raelynn Weld was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Montesano beat Rochester 7-3 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Montesano.
Grace Gooding looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Addi Kersker, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Carsyn Wintrip, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Elma's win bumped their record up to 10-4-1. As for Montesano, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Elma hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Montesano struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Elma might still be hurting after the 12-6 loss they got from Montesano when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Elma, Jordan Karr (who went 4-for-5 with four runs, a triple, and a double) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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