East Limestone is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Ardmore is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The East Limestone Indians will take on the Ardmore Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Tuesday, East Limestone had just enough and edged Ardmore out 5-4. The victory was just what East Limestone needed coming off of a 15-5 loss in their prior contest.
For Ardmore's part, Zach Hall was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Hall has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Skyler Jean made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Noah Stafford, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Ardmore didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Limestone only tossed three.
East Limestone's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-6. As for Ardmore, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
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