The Elkmont Red Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Athens Bible Trojans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Elkmont is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Elkmont waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Colts.
Joey Richards spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits.
At the plate, Clay Looney was excellent, going 1-for-2 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Athens Bible put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Valley Head 11-1.
The win got Elkmont back to even at 7-7. As for Athens Bible, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6.
Everything went Elkmont's way against Athens Bible in their previous matchup back in February as Elkmont made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elkmont since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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