Softball Preview: Dacula Falcons vs. Mill Creek Hawks
Dacula is 0-10 against Mill Creek since August of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Dacula Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Mill Creek Hawks at 6:00 p.m. Dacula is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.4 runs per game this season.
Dacula is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Buford, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Dacula was ranked 23rd). Dacula fell just short of Buford by a score of 4-2 on Thursday. The matchup marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Dacula saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Saige Herbst, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Mill Creek suffered their biggest loss since August 22nd on Tuesday. They came up short against Buford, falling 9-1. The Hawks have struggled against the Wolves recently, as their game on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
The defeat snapped Dacula's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-4 record. As for Mill Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5.
Mill Creek's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Dacula has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Mill Creek, though, as they've been averaging 8.8. Given Dacula's sizable advantage in that area, Mill Creek will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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