The Elsberry Indians will face off against the Community Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Elsberry's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Community's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Elsberry is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Winfield.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Community). Everything went their way against Marion County on Thursday as Community made off with a 23-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Jocelyn Curtis was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in batting average. She was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with five RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Community got a massive performance out of Amy McCurdy, who scored four runs while going 3-for-3. What's more, McCurdy also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had in her last ten contests. Braelyn Kuda was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Community always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .634. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marion County only posted an OBP of .353.
Elsberry's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-9. As for Community, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-10.
Elsberry was able to grind out a solid win over Community in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 6-3. Will Elsberry repeat their success, or does Community have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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