The Elton Indians will square off against the Hackberry Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
As a matter of fact, Elton put up the most points they have all season on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past V.B. Glencoe Charter 13-12. That's two games straight that the Indians have won by just one run.
The home team had come away the winner the last three times Hackberry and Singer had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. Hackberry blew past Singer 14-6 on Tuesday. With that victory, the Mustangs brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Jacob Talotta was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-5. Hackberry is undefeated when Talotta posts two or more runs, but 0-6 otherwise.
In other batting news, Hackberry got a massive performance out of Derek Murphy, who went 4-for-5 with six RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those six RBI gave Murphy a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaston Moore, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5.
Hackberry was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .432. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Elton's win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4. As for Hackberry, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.
Elton might still be hurting after the 14-0 defeat they got from Hackberry in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Elton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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