The Elkmont Red Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Whitesburg Christian Academy Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Elkmont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Elkmont and West Morgan meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Red Devils fell just short of the Rebels by a score of 6-4. The Red Devils haven't had much luck with the Rebels recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Jacob Pendergrass was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Whitesburg Christian Academy fell victim to Brewer and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Warriors' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Whitesburg Christian Academy's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-10. As for Elkmont, their loss dropped their record down to 16-8.
Elkmont took their win against Whitesburg Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 by a conclusive 20-2 score. Will the Red Devils repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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