Baseball Recap: Silver Creek Picks Up Ninth Consecutive Victory

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Previous Games

05/08/25 @ Mt. Pleasant	12-6
05/06/25 @ San Jose	13-3
05/01/25 vs Independence	18-2
04/29/25 @ Gunderson	11-6
04/28/25 @ Gunderson	5-0
+ 4 more games

Silver Creek came tearing into Thursday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Mt. Pleasant Cardinals as they made off with a 12-6 win. That's the fourth time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 10-4 win back in April.

Giovanni Mejia and Cayleb Duran made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Mejia pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Duran tossed 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off ten hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances. At bat, Mejia went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI, while Duran went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one run. Those four hits gave Duran a new career-high.

In other batting news, Noah Medina was a standout: he went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last four times he's played. Iverson Alvernaz also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.

Silver Creek kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 20 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in 15 consecutive matches.

Silver Creek's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-4. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mt. Pleasant, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-7.

Looking ahead, Silver Creek will host Aptos at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Mt. Pleasant, they will venture away from home to face off against James Lick at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Comets have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.19 runs per game on average), something the Cardinals will no doubt try to take advantage of.