Elverado pushed their score to two the last time they played Zeigler-Royalton, but on Saturday they couldn't quite do it again. The Elverado Falcons came out on top against the Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes by a score of 4-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). This was payback for Elverado, who suffered a 17-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
The result came thanks to Maggie Elson's shutout, as she gave up just five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Elverado saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mylee Roberts, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Zeigler-Royalton didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Elverado is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Zeigler-Royalton, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-17.
Elverado will take on Galatia/Thompsonville at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Elverado is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Zeigler-Royalton, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Sparta at 4:30 p.m. Zeigler-Royalton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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