The Elmwood Royals will challenge the Evergreen Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Elmwood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Marion Local an 8-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for the Royals as they're now sitting on four straight.
Marion Local's batters probably weren't too happy with Landon Snow, who pitched a no hitter and racked up ten Ks (he gave up seven walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Colton Bradford, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May. Zackery Gross was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, Evergreen entered their tilt with Colonel Crawford on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Eagles 6-0.
Elmwood's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-8. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Evergreen, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.
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