After opening with back-to-back wins over Tallassee, the Elmore County baseball team continued its winning ways with three straight games to bring its record to 5-0.
First came with a 9-3 victory over Fayette County, against which Elmore County jumped out to a quick lead with a five-run inning in the bottom of the first. Hayden Jones, Jacob Eason, Austin Davis, Gage Davis and Thomas Payton all scored a run in the first inning.
Things slowed down for the Panthers for the rest of the game, but still compiled runs in the third and fifth innings.
In the game, all but one player logged a hit which brought Elmore County’s grand total to nine hits in the game. Gage Davis finished with one hit, one run, and two RBIs while Austin Davis logged two hits and two runs.
Next came a 5-3 victory over Bibb County, where again Elmore County showed its prowess in the batter's box.
On the night, the Panthers logged eight hits split between Jones, Eason, Austin Davis and Gage Davis. However, Shelton Darnell has arguably one of the better nights. On his three at-bats, he notched three hits, two runs and two RBIs – including a home run in the top of the sixth and the Panthers' last run of the night.
Elmore County came out strong yet again, holding a 4-0 lead over Bibbs County until the bottom of the fourth. Despite orchestrating some scores, the early lead from Elmore County was too much to overcome.
To close out the week was a 4-3 victory over Pike Road on Friday.
The game was stagnant with both teams tied 1-1 heading into the fifth inning. However, the Patriots answered with two runs in the bottom of the fifth to snatch the lead. The Panther answered right back with two runs in the top of the seventh, sending the game to extra innings.
In the final inning, it was a walk with Darnell on third base that cemented the game for Elmore County to keep it perfect through its first five games of the season.
