Elkhart has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Edwardsburg Eddies at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Elkhart is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Elkhart will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Culver Academies on Saturday. Elkhart came out on top against Culver Academies by a score of 10-6.
Quinn Rost was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Rost has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rost was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Rost wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brodey Weaver, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Max Shreiner was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Edwardsburg was not able to break out of their rough patch last Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 10-3 to Vicksburg.
Elkhart's victory bumped their record up to 14-10. As for Edwardsburg, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-8.
Elkhart couldn't quite finish off Edwardsburg when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 11-9. Can Elkhart avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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