The Crestwood Red Devils will take on the Ellet Orangemen at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crestwood will be strutting in after a victory while Ellet will be coming in after a defeat.
Crestwood can't be too worried about heading out to take on Ellet: they just beat Kirtland at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Red Devils were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over the Hornets on Tuesday. The game was the first time the Red Devils have beaten the Hornets on their field since April 15, 2022.
Firestone hit Ellet with a 12-run second inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Orangemen lost 13-4 to the Falcons. The Orangemen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Keaton McKeel and Cullen McKeel stepped up to the plate in a big way. Keaton went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI, while Cullen went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Roach, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Crestwood is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Ellet, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 7-4.
Crestwood beat Ellet 8-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Devils since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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