Elma is 10-0 against Forks since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Elma Eagles will square off against the Forks Spartans at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Elma's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Rainier with a sharp 17-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Elma.
Keira White looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Elma let Emmie Spencer and Raelynn Weld loose on the outfield. Spencer scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Weld scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Chloe Donais was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Forks won against Chief Leschi on Thursday with 20 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Everything went Forks' way against Chief Leschi as Forks made off with a 20-5 victory. Winning may never get old, but Forks sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Elma has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2-1 record this season. As for Forks, their win bumped their record up to 5-3-1.
Elma came out on top in a nail-biter against Forks when the teams last played back in May of 2019, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Forks' Britney Dean, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk). Now that she won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Elma to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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