Silver Creek is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Forestville Central is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Black Knights will host the Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Silver Creek's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Brocton 18-0.
Maddie Blair made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Molly Becker looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
Kyla Ziegler
| 05/06/25 vs Brocton | 4 |
| 04/15/24 vs Lake Shore | 3 |
| 04/22/24 vs Randolph | 2 |
| 04/09/24 @ Southwestern | 2 |
| 04/23/25 @ Brocton | 1 |
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Kyla Ziegler, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. Priya Sakpal was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base.
Silver Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brocton only posted a batting average of .111.
Meanwhile, Forestville Central hadn't done well against Randolph recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Hornets were the clear victors by a 9-3 margin over the Cardinals.
Megan Gruber was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed seven innings while giving up three earned runs off nine hits. Gruber was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Emily Lilllie was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Carilene Sliwa, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Silver Creek has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Forestville Central, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Silver Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Forestville Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Silver Creek skirted past Forestville Central 1-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Black Knights repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
