Elgin made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Collinsville, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Everything went the Elgin Owls' way against the Collinsville Cardinals on Thursday as the Elgin Owls made off with a 12-5 win. This was payback for the Owls, who suffered a 9-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Ritson Meyer was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Mason Thornton was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Elgin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Owls
| 03/20/25 @ Collinsville | 12-5 |
| 03/06/25 @ Weatherford | 13-5 |
| 03/03/25 @ Southeast | 3-0 |
| 03/03/25 @ Southeast | 20-2 |
Elgin pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9 runs. As for Collinsville, their defeat ended an 18-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-1.
When Elgin and Collinsville next hit the field, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Elgin will try to stop Newcastle's seven-game winning streak when they meet at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Elgin 1.5, Collinsville 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Collinsville will take on Tuttle and their three-game winning streak at 12:15 p.m. on Friday. Elgin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13 runs per game this season.
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