The Jefferson Eagles will play host again on Friday to welcome the Elkhorn Elks, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Jefferson's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Poynette out 2-0.
Not much got past Ashlyn Enke, who gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Poynette off the board. Enke has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jefferson saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hilden Dempsey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Elkhorn fell victim to Beloit Memorial and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Purple Knights by a score of 1-0.
Jefferson's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-7. As for Elkhorn, their loss dropped their record down to 6-17.
Everything went Jefferson's way against Elkhorn when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Jefferson made off with a 9-0 win. Does Jefferson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Elkhorn turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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