Softball Recap: Silver Creek Dragons vs. Salem Lions
In what's become a running theme this season, Silver Creek gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Salem Lions with a sharp 15-1 victory. Winning may never get old, but Silver Creek sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Kennedy Caudill and Tessa Gibson were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Caudill struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Gibson pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Caudill got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI and a double, while Gibson scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Reese Decker was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2. Kaitlyn Whitlock was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Silver Creek is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. As for Salem, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-11.
Silver Creek will be playing in front of their home fans against Floyd Central at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Salem, they will head out on the road to face off against Orleans at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Orleans will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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