The Coffee Trojans will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Camden County Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Coffee is coming home looking for redemption after taking a loss in their road opener. They fell just short of Colquitt County by a score of 2-1 on Monday.
Gavin McElroy was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. McElroy was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.
McElroy wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Will Walker, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Camden County unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost 11-3 to Effingham County on Monday. Sadly, the defeat continues a streak the team started last season, making it 22 in a row.
Coffee was able to grind out a solid win over Camden County when the teams last played back in March of 2019, winning 6-2. Do the Trojans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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