Stanhope Elmore is 2-7 against Elmore County since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Stanhope Elmore Mustangs will host the Elmore County Panthers at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with nine losses in a row dating back to last season, Stanhope Elmore turned things around against Trinity Presbyterian on Monday. Everything went their way against the Wildcats as they made off with a 12-4 victory. The Mustangs' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Elmore County never got on the board in their matchup on Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Marbury on Monday. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 17-6 win. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Elmore County got a massive performance out of Addy Peaden, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. The dominant performance gave Peaden a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Addison Hicks, who scored two runs while going 5-for-6.
Elmore County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marbury only posted a batting average of .303.
Stanhope Elmore's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-8. As for Elmore County, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Stanhope Elmore came up short against Elmore County in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 8-4. Can Stanhope Elmore avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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