The Elkmont Red Devils will venture away from home to square off against the East Limestone Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Elkmont's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of James Clemens on Saturday.
Elkmont saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julia Bradford, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, East Limestone put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Brindlee Mountain 14-1. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 12 runs or more this season.
Scarlett Brown and Harley Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Brown went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Johnson scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. That triple marked the first that Brown hit this season. Kailey Matthews was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
East Limestone was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Elkmont's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for East Limestone, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Elkmont came out on top in a nail-biter against East Limestone when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. Does Elkmont have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Limestone turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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