There's no place like home for Elida, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Monday. They never let the Floyd Broncos onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory on Friday. That looming 12-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Elida yet this season.
Coda Cathey and Seth Jimenez were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Cathey tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Jimenez tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Cathey scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Jimenez scored two runs and stole a base.
In other batting news, Elida got a massive performance out of Bradley Burris, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was James Dobbins, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Elida has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Floyd, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Elida beat Floyd by a score of 29-19 later that day.
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