The Community Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Elsberry Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Community will be strutting in after a win while Elsberry will be coming in after a defeat.
Community is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 23-3 margin over Marion County on Thursday. Considering the Trojans have won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Jocelyn Curtis was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in September. She was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Community got a massive performance out of Amy McCurdy, who scored four runs while going 3-for-3. What's more, McCurdy also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had in her last ten games. Braelyn Kuda was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Community was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .545. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Elsberry was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Winfield.
The victory made it two in a row for Community and bumps their season record up to 20-10. As for Elsberry, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-9.
Community came up short against Elsberry in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 6-3. Can Community avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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