Oglethorpe County extended their losing streak to seven on Tuesday, dropping them down to 9-10. They came up short against the Elbert County Blue Devils, falling 7-0. The Patriots were not able to make up for their defeat to the Blue Devils from their previous meeting back in March of 2025.
As for Elbert County, their victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-6. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games.
For Elbert County's part, Brody Baker made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Baker has posted since back in February. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and three runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Baker wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Alex Higgingbotham, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI. Another was Rylan Brown, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
While Oglethorpe County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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