Elk Lake is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Hughesville is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Elk Lake Warriors will take on the Hughesville Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Elk Lake: 3.5, Hughesville: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Monday, Elk Lake came up short against Montrose and fell 6-2.
Elk Lake saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Gesford, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Gesford has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Hughesville put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Southern Columbia Area as Hughesville made off with a 10-4 victory. Hughesville's win was all the more impressive since Southern Columbia Area was averaging only 3.07 runs allowed on the season.
Hughesville also got a great performance from Graden Dohl as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jackson Lunger, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Aiden Barlett was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Elk Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Hughesville, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
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