The Elba Lancers will head out on the road to take on the Pembroke Dragons at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Elba has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with six straight defeats, while Pembroke will come in with five straight wins.
Elba is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They took a 13-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of Oakfield-Alabama on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Pembroke was able to grind out a solid victory over Perry on Wednesday, taking the game 12-7.
Elba's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Pembroke, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Elba skirted past Pembroke 2-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pembroke's Chase Guzdek, who struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Elba to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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