The Elwood Panthers will challenge the Madison-Grant Argylls at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Elwood is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Elwood came up short against Tipton and fell 5-1.
Meanwhile, Madison-Grant unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 9-2 to Western. The defeat continues a trend for Madison-Grant in their matchups with Western: they've now lost three in a row.
Max Franklin put in work no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Franklin was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Franklin wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Yeagy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Elwood's record is now 3-21. As for Madison-Grant, their record now sits at 14-10.
Elwood might still be hurting after the 10-4 loss they got from Madison-Grant when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Yeagy, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Elwood knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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