The Elba Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Wicksburg Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Elba stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over Goshen. The victory was just what Elba needed coming off of an 18-3 defeat in their prior match.
Elba got a massive performance out of A'Lyric Whitfield, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Danielle Tidwell was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wicksburg came tearing into in their second game on Thursday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Wildcats onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. Give Wicksburg's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Wicksburg let Lana Carpenter and Chloe Joyner loose on the outfield. Carpenter went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs, while Joyner went 1-for-1 with a home run.
Elba's record now sits at 7-1-1. As for Wicksburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season.
Elba suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Wicksburg in their previous matchup back in March of 2020. Thankfully for Elba, Shelby Holland (who struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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