Softball Preview: Mill Creek Hawks vs. Collins Hill Eagles
Mill Creek has gone 8-2 against Collins Hill recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks dukes it out withEagles at 6:00 p.m. Neither Mill Creek nor Collins Hill posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Mill Creek 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 (Mill Creek was ranked 14th). Mill Creek fell just short of Buford by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Hawks' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Blair McClain was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Collins Hill's offense. They lost 8-0 to Buford on Tuesday. The Eagles' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Mill Creek's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-6. As for Collins Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-17.
Everything went Mill Creek's way against Collins Hill in their previous meeting back in September, as Mill Creek made off with a 16-7 win. Does Mill Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Collins Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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