The Elkhorn Elks will head out on the road to take on the Jefferson Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Elkhorn is no doubt hoping to put an end to an 11-game streak of away losses.
Elkhorn's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Beloit Memorial on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Purple Knights by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, Jefferson had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pumas a 2-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Ashlyn Enke's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jefferson's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hilden Dempsey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Elkhorn's loss dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Jefferson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
Elkhorn suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Jefferson in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Elkhorn avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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