The Ellis Railroaders will venture away from home to take on the Ellinwood Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Ellis has struggled recently with ten losses in a row, while Ellinwood will arrive with three straight wins.
Skyline hit Ellis with a four-run second inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Railroaders came up short against the Thunderbirds, falling 13-5. That's two games in a row now that the Railroaders have lost by exactly eight runs.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles on Thursday. Ellinwood beat Ness City by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 17-1. The result was nothing new for Ellinwood, who have now won six contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Ellinwood let Kennedy Behnke and Ali Gonzalez run wild. Behnke went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Gonzalez went a perfect 3-for-3 with four stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most RBI Behnke has posted over her last 11 matchups. Shyria Quintana was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Ellinwood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .846. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
The victory got Ellinwood back to even at 10-10. As for Ellis, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Ellis was able to grind out a solid win over Ellinwood when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 12-9. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Railroaders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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