Softball Recap: Silver Creek Dragons vs. Evansville North Huskies
Silver Creek entered their tilt with Evansville North with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Evansville North Huskies on Saturday and snuck past 6-4. For Silver Creek, this counts as revenge for the 9-8 loss Evansville North walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Not much got past Kennedy Caudill, who gave up just four hits to keep Evansville North off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Reese Decker, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Kaitlyn Whitlock was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
On Evansville North's side, they got a good showing from Jessica Sisson, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits. Sisson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hannah Wilke made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Allie Joiner, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Evansville North hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Silver Creek struck out five times.
Silver Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Evansville North, their record is now 9-11.
Silver Creek will be playing in front of their home fans against Brownstown Central at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Evansville North, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome New Albany, where first pitch is scheduled at 1:45 p.m. New Albany is coming into the matchup with three straight wins on the road, so Evansville North will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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