For the second straight game, Elgin will face off against East View. The Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Elgin will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Elgin and East View meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Wildcats' pitchers stepped up to hand the Patriots a 2-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wildcats have posted since March 20th.
For East View's part, Asher Kirchoff spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up eight Ks. Kirchoff has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, East View saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Pullen, who went 1-for-2 with one double. That double was Pullen's first of the season.
Elgin pushed their record up to 13-9-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for East View, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-11-2 record.
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