Elkins entered their tilt with Liberty with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Liberty Mountaineers 12-3. This was payback for Elkins, who suffered a 13-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Addison Carr was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Carr was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with five RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Elkins got a massive performance out of Hailey Riffle, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Riffle hasn't dropped below three hits for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Emerson Haddix, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
On Liberty's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Elliott, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Elkins' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-6. As for Liberty, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11.
Elkins will be playing at home against Philip Barbour at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Elkins has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Liberty, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Doddridge County at 5:30 p.m. Doddridge County will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Liberty surely won't give up without a fight.
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