Baseball Recap: Elkmont Drops Season-High Score on Danville

Red Devils

Team Score (Highest)

03/14/25 @ Danville	28
03/06/25 vs Lauderdale County	8
02/22/25 @ Pennington	8
03/13/25 vs West Limestone	6
03/10/25 vs Ardmore	6

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elkmont). They blew past the Danville Hawks 28-10 on Friday. With that victory, the Red Devils brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.

Elkmont let Corder Hobbs and Jake Guthrie run wild. Hobbs fired off two home runs and five RBI while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances, while Guthrie got on base in four of his six plate appearances with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. What's more, Hobbs posted three hits, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Pendergrass, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.

Elkmont always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive matchups.

Elkmont is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Danville and nudges their season record down to 2-8.

Looking ahead, Elkmont will be playing at home against Asbury at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Elkmont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Danville, they will head out on the road to challenge Good Hope at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.