Brownstown/St. Elmo is 0-7 against Altamont since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Brownstown/St. Elmo Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Altamont Indians at 4:30 p.m. Brownstown/St. Elmo will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Brownstown/St. Elmo scored the most runs they've had all season to find success last Thursday. They blew past North Clay/Clay City 14-6. The victory was just what Brownstown/St. Elmo needed coming off of a 15-4 loss in their prior game.
Meanwhile, Altamont unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Lawrenceville by a score of 6-5.
Grace Lemke was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out 19 batters over 8.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
Even though they lost, Altamont didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 19 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lawrenceville only tossed 12.
Brownstown/St. Elmo's win ended a 14-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-4. As for Altamont, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Brownstown/St. Elmo might still be hurting after the 12-5 loss they got from Altamont in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Brownstown/St. Elmo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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