Saturday just wasn't the day for Elberta's offense. They suffered a tough 8-0 defeat at the hands of the Cottage Hill Christian Academy Warriors on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Elberta's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Elberta saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madelyn Peterson, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
On Cottage Hill Christian Academy's side, not much got past Marilyn Hayes, who gave up just six hits to keep Elberta off the board. Hayes has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cottage Hill Christian Academy let Camaryn Herman and Kennedy Jones loose on the outfield. Herman scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Jones scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Jones has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Makenzie Gartman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Elberta's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Cottage Hill Christian Academy, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-4.
Elberta will take on Excel on Saturday. Excel's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Elberta's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Cottage Hill Christian Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Flomaton. Cottage Hill Christian Academy is facing Flomaton at the right time seeing as Flomaton is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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