Elkin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 17-8 to the Avery County Vikings.

Peyton Luffman
03/26/25 vs Avery County | 4 |
03/21/25 vs East Wilkes | 2 |
04/26/24 vs South Stokes | 2 |
04/09/24 vs Alleghany | 2 |
02/26/24 vs Ashe County | 2 |
Peyton Luffman was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
Luffman wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Elkin kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post 11 or more hits.
Elkin's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Avery County, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Elkin has already played their next contest (against North Iredell), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Avery County, they will take on Owen at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Owen has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12 runs per game on average), something Avery County will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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