Elmore County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Tallassee Tigers by a score of 12-10. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Jaden Eason was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Eason was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Shea Darnell made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Austin Davis was another key contributor, going 1-for-5 with a home run and three RBI.
On Tallassee's side, the team relied heavily on Bry Hathcock, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Wisener, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Elmore County's loss dropped their record down to 21-7. As for Tallassee, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 13-6.
While Elmore County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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