Elma waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Tenino Beavers with a sharp 14-1 win. Elma might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four contests by eight runs or more this season.
Ashlynn Weld was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (she also only allowed one walk). Weld was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Jasmyne Kish looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Elma got a massive performance out of Raelynn Weld, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Weld has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Emily Comer, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
On Tenino's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kiyah Goodwin, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Elma pushed their record up to 6-1-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs per game. As for Tenino, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.
Elma will head out on the road to face off against Lynden Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Elma's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Lynden Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Tenino, they will look to defend their home field in their first game on Saturday against Meridian at 9:00 a.m.
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