Elmwood stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the McComb Panthers with a sharp 8-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Elmwood.
Andrew Holland and Zachery Gross were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Holland struck out 15 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Gross tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). At bat, Holland scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Gross scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Kameron Kingery was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Elmwood's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for McComb, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Elmwood will head out on the road to take on Liberty-Benton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty-Benton is on a three-game streak of home wins, Elmwood a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. McComb will take on Continental at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Continental hasn't scored more than one runs for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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