Elberta entered their tilt with LeFlore with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 14-2 margin over the LeFlore Rattlers. That's more bragging rights for Elberta, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Destiny Garcia was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Garcia has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brooklyn Ward was incredible, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Karli Cantrell, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Elberta pushed their record up to 8-15 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.7 runs per game. As for LeFlore, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-3.
Elberta will have a chance to go back-to-back against LeFlore: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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