The Elmore City-Pernell Badgers will challenge the Velma-Alma Comets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Elmore City-Pernell is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Ringling just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 16-10 to the Blue Devils. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Badgers have suffered since March 6th.
Meanwhile, Velma-Alma had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Rangers 11-3. The result was nothing new for the Comets, who have now won nine matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Velma-Alma pushed their record up to 18-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Elmore City-Pernell, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Elmore City-Pernell couldn't quite finish off Velma-Alma in their previous meeting back in March and fell 5-3. Will the Badgers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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