After flying high against Florala on Saturday, Elba came back down to earth. The Elba Tigers wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-1 walloping at the hands of the Wicksburg Panthers on Saturday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Elba in their matchups with Wicksburg: they've now lost three in a row.
Elba saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mary B. O'Neal, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI. O'Neal has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On Wicksburg's side, Madelyn McVey and Anleigh Wood did most of the damage at the plate: McVey scored two runs while going 1-for-1, while Wood went 1-for-1 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. McKenzie McFarlane was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Elba's defeat dropped their record down to 11-4-2. As for Wicksburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 30-11-1 record this season.
Elba is on the road again on Tuesday to play Samson at 5:00 p.m. Samson is coming into the match with four straight wins at home, so Elba will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Wicksburg, they will challenge Opp at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Opp: 1.5, Wicksburg: 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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