East Fairmont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 16-13 to the Elkins Tigers. Even if East Fairmont couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Marissa Delbrook made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Izzy Vincent was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
On Elkins' side, Addison Carr was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Carr was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Hailey Riffle was incredible, scoring four runs while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Maddie Lambert, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
East Fairmont's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Elkins, their win bumped their record up to 2-5.
East Fairmont will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Trinity Christian at 6:00 p.m. As for Elkins, they will take on Buckhannon-Upshur at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Elkins will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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