The Teague Lions will challenge the Elkhart Elks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Teague has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight losses, while Elkhart will come in with six straight victories.
Teague lost 17-2 to Buffalo on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, everything went Elkhart's way against Groesbeck on Tuesday as Elkhart made off with a 14-4 win. The Elks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by ten runs or more this season.
Rylee Lohmeyer was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March of 2024. She was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Elkhart got a massive performance out of Londyn Holland, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Ella Lively, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three runs.
Elkhart was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .312 or higher in eight consecutive contests.
Elkhart's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Teague, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Teague took their win against Elkhart in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 14-4. Will Teague repeat their success, or does Elkhart have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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