The Elkmont Red Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Danville Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Elkmont will head into Saturday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Clements last Saturday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-point loss they were dealt two weeks ago. Elkmont fell just short of Clements by a score of 4-2. Elkmont has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Danville came up short against Madison Academy on Tuesday and fell 5-1. Danville has struggled against Madison Academy recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Danville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabella Guest, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Elkmont's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Danville, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
Elkmont might still be hurting after the 13-2 defeat they got from Danville when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Danville's McKinley McCaghren, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Now that Elkmont knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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