The Elkins Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Lewis County Minutemen at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Elkins nor Lewis County posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Things were looking good for Elkins after they put the first run on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Philip Barbour by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Colts: they've now lost six in a row.
Caleb McCauley was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March.
Meanwhile, Lewis County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 6-2 to North Marion.
Lewis County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joel Good, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that Good has snagged this season.
Lewis County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Elkins, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Elkins suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Lewis County in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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