Elysian Fields had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Tatum Eagles out 5-4. This was payback for Elysian Fields, who suffered a 9-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Brody Parker was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Chaelton Cook was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-5.
On Tatum's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Whiteus, who went 2-for-5 with two doubles. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Adcock, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Tatum was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elysian Fields only hit a.
Elysian Fields is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7-1 record this season. As for Tatum, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-7.
Elysian Fields will head out on the road to square off against Troup at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Troup's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Elysian Fields' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Tatum, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 12-2 loss vs. Bullard on the 6th.
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