Softball Recap: Silver Creek Black Knights vs. Brocton Bulldogs
In what's become a running theme this season, Silver Creek gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They never let the Brocton Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for Silver Creek who now have five in a row.
Maddie Blair made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Blair has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Blair was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Silver Creek got a massive performance out of Kyla Ziegler, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Molly Becker, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Silver Creek's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Brocton, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Silver Creek is on the road again on Thursday to play Forestville Central at 4:45 p.m. Silver Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season. As for Brocton, they will head out on the road to take on Gowanda at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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