Softball Preview: Creekside Seminoles vs. Drew
Creekside has gone 3-0 against Drew recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Creekside Seminoles will face off against Drew at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Creekside has four straight wins, Drew has 44 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Creekside's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Mays with a sharp 19-0 victory. The Seminoles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by eight runs or more this season.
Rhianna Weaver Weaver was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three runs.
In other batting news, Sanai Smith and LIndsey Catuy Moore did most of the damage at the plate: Smith scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Moore scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Smith has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Aneesa Hall, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Creekside lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Drew came up short against Forest Park on Tuesday, falling 20-2.
Creekside is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Drew, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-20.
Everything went Creekside's way against Drew when the teams last played on September 3rd, as Creekside made off with an 18-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Creekside since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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