The Gainesville Red Elephants will square off against the Milton Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gainesville is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Gainesville lost 18-1 to Johns Creek on Tuesday. The matchup marked the Red Elephants' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Milton never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Chattahoochee with a sharp 15-0 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by eight runs or more this season.
Avery Miller looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Elizabeth Wilkes was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Sophia Kirby, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Milton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Gainesville's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Milton, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
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