Elberta will challenge Cottage Hill Christian Academy at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Elberta made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Theodore, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Warriors' pitcher stepped up to hand the Bobcats an 8-0 shutout on Friday.
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Ava Jennings was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Roberts, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Elberta hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in 13 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Cottage Hill Christian Academy came tearing into Thursday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They beat the Hurricanes by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-4. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Madison Brown was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Brown was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Makenzie Gartman and Paislei Daughtery did most of the damage at the plate: Gartman scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Daughtery scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jaylyn Mosley, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Elberta has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-21-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Cottage Hill Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Elberta couldn't quite finish off Cottage Hill Christian Academy in their previous meeting on Saturday and fell 8-6. Can Elberta avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
