After two games on the road, Elgin is heading back home. They will take on the Perry Commodores at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Elgin is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
While Elgin's win against Upper Scioto Valley wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Elgin had just enough and edged Upper Scioto Valley out 4-2.
Mitchell Askew spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Jacob Isler was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Quientin Harrison, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Perry didn't have quite enough to beat Waynesfield-Goshen on Monday and fell 4-2.
Perry saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tate Essex, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Elgin is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Perry, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4-1.
Everything went Elgin's way against Perry when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Elgin made off with a 12-2 victory. Does Elgin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Perry turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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