VARSITY RED DEVILS AT LAUDERDALE COUNTY

The Red Devils played two games at Lauderdale County on Saturday, April 7.  The first game was against the Lexington Golden Bears.  Lexington had just beat the second ranked Lauderdale County Tigers and continued to hit the ball when they played Elkmont.  They smacked seventeen hits, including a home run.  The Golden Bears won 14 - 7.

LEXINGTON	4	2	2	2	1	1	2
ELKMONT	0	2	0	1	1	3	0

Bryant Wales took the mound for the second game as Elkmont switched dugouts and opponents.  Lauderdale County bookended the game with five runs in the first two innings and another five in the last two innings.  The Red Devils started the seventh inning behind by five runs.  Going for a scoring blitz, Skyler Gant began with a walk; followed by a Daniel Logan home run, driving both runs in.  Ben Furgerson, Jared Bailey and Bryant Wales each added three singles scoring two more runs before the Tigers closed the game out.

ELKMONT	0	2	0	3	0	0	4
LAUDERDALE	2	3	0	0	3	2

Glass	6-3		F8	6-3		K
Gant	1B		6-3		E6		W*
Logan	1DP3		F8		1B		HR* 2RBI
Ferguson		1B		1B*	1B		1B*
J. Bailey		FC*		1B*	F9		1B*
Wales		W*		E*	6-4		1B
Kesler		F9 RBI		1B RBI		1 - 3	E5
Haney		1B RBI		F9		5 - 3	F9
Blenkinsopp		1 - 3		F9		1B

 *RUNS SCORED

Even though, the Red Devils lost 10 - 9, they showed they can play with Lauderdale County and have a  chance to upset the Area 16 champions in the first round of the 3A state playoffs, April 20 - 21.