Elizabethtown has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Fern Creek Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Elizabethtown earned a 7-2 victory over Larue County.
Eli Barker made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned run or hits. Barker was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Isaiah Powers and Greyson Hainer did most of the damage at the plate: Powers scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Hainer scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Carter Moberly, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Fern Creek can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Atherton a 10-0 shutout.
Elizabethtown is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Fern Creek, their record now sits at 9-5.
Elizabethtown suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Fern Creek when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Elizabethtown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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