Blue Devils
| 02/28/25 vs Hart County | 3 |
| 02/26/25 @ Clarke Central | 5 |
| 02/24/25 vs Washington-Wilkes | 13 |
| 02/21/25 @ Hart County | 4 |
| 02/15/25 vs Peachtree Ridge | 8 |
| + 4 more games |
For the first time this season, Elbert County will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Wednesday. They will look to defend their home field against the Athens Academy Spartans at 5:30 p.m. Elbert County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Elbert County and Hart County meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. Elbert County fell just short of Hart County by a score of 4-3. The contest marked the Blue Devils' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Colson Brown put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. Brown was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Brown wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Ingram, who scored a run while going 1-for-4. Dealyn Gray also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Athens Academy made easy work of Loganville Christian Academy on Thursday and carried off an 11-3 victory. The Spartans haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Elbert County moved to 5-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Athens Academy, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
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