After two games on the road, Elsberry is heading back home. They will host the Winfield Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have allowed few runs on average, (Elsberry: 3.5, Winfield: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, Elsberry didn't have quite enough to beat Winfield and fell 6-5. That's two games in a row now that the Indians have lost by just one run.
For Winfield's part, Maci Knowles looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Knowles has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Winfield saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danielle Lang, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Elsberry's defeat dropped their record down to 21-8. As for Winfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
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