It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Huntington had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They skirted past the Ironton Fighting Tigers 4-3. The win was nothing new for Huntington as they're now sitting on six straight.
Brayden Elliott spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Huntington saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Braylon Leach, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of DJ Crocker, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Huntington is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Ironton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-11.
Huntington will face off against Fairland at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last four games Fairland has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Ironton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
