The Elkins Tigers will face off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Fairmont Senior hit Elkins with a seven-run fifth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers lost 13-5 to the Polar Bears. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Polar Bears recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Michael Love made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Kaden Marcum also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 18 runs the game before, Notre Dame was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They came up short against Grafton, falling 13-2. The Fighting Irish's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Notre Dame saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jovanni Minnocci, who went 1-for-2 with one run. Another was Kaiden Posey, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base.
Notre Dame's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Elkins, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-17.
Everything went Elkins' way against Notre Dame in their previous meeting back in March, as Elkins made off with an 11-0 victory. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Fighting Irish have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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