The Lugoff-Elgin Demons will square off against the West Florence Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lugoff-Elgin was handed a 15-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Andrew Jackson 6-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Demons have posted since April 25, 2024.
Izzy Brown was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Ella Sheorn, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, West Florence entered their tilt with Lugoff-Elgin on Tuesday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Demons a 15-0 shutout. With that win, the Knights brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Ava Gainey, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Charisma Williams, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
West Florence always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .692. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
West Florence's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Lugoff-Elgin, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Lugoff-Elgin might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from West Florence when the teams last played on Tuesday. Will Lugoff-Elgin have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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