Elkins is 1-9 against Bridgeport since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Elkins Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Bridgeport Indians at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Elkins scored the most runs they've had all season to find success last Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Robert C. Byrd and snuck past 7-6.
Elkins saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lincoln Scott, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Biller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Bridgeport entered their tilt with Liberty with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mountaineers a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering Bridgeport has won three games by more than nine runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory got Elkins back to even at 2-2. As for Bridgeport, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Elkins might still be hurting after the 21-1 loss they got from Bridgeport in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Elkins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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