Softball Preview: Lassiter Trojans vs. Mill Creek Hawks
The Lassiter Trojans's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Mill Creek Hawks at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lassiter will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run last Wednesday, then bounced right back against Brookwood last Thursday. Everything went Lassiter's way against Brookwood as Lassiter made off with a 10-2 win.
Meanwhile, Mill Creek came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Wolverines 9-1. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won four matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Kenzie Fitch tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Mill Creek got a massive performance out of Ava Brookshire, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Blair McClain, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Mill Creek was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. That's the most doubles they've earned since back in September of 2023.
Lassiter's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Mill Creek, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Lassiter took their victory against Mill Creek when the teams last played back in August of 2021 by a conclusive 9-1. Will Lassiter repeat their success, or does Mill Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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