After losing to Traverse City West the last time they met, Elk Rapids decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Elk Rapids Elks walked away with an 8-4 win over the Traverse City West Titans on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Elk Rapids.
Rhielynn Skrocki made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Skrocki was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Haleigh Yocom was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Evelyn Bruso, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Elk Rapids is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8-1 record this season. As for Traverse City West, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-13.
Elk Rapids will head out on the road to face off against Mancelona at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Elk Rapids is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Traverse City West, they will be playing at home against St. Francis at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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