Elbert County waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Commerce Tigers out 5-4. That's more bragging rights for Elbert County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Haven Adams looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Elbert County's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cheyvis Mclendon, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Brayden Ingram, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Elbert County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Commerce, they dropped their record down to 6-17 with that loss, which was their 11th straight on the road.
Elbert County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Commerce: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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