The Elkmont Red Devils will face off against the Athens Bible Trojans at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Elkmont is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
While Elkmont didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Asbury on Thursday as Elkmont made off with a 20-1 victory. The Red Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by seven runs or more this season.
Jacob Pendergrass
| 03/20/25 @ Asbury | 3 |
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Jacob Pendergrass was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing Three bases. while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Jayden Newmann, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Elkmont was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .318 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Athens Bible fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Meek on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 4-3. The Trojans' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Athens Bible's defeat dropped their record down to 11-3. As for Elkmont, their win bumped their record up to 9-4.
Everything went Elkmont's way against Athens Bible in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as Elkmont made off with an 11-1 victory. Will Elkmont repeat their success, or does Athens Bible have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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