Softball Game Preview: Spring Creek Spartans vs. Elko Indians

For the second straight game, Spring Creek will face off against Elko. Spring Creek will welcome Elko at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Spring Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.

If Spring Creek beats Elko with five runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Spring Creek's pitcher stepped up to hand Elko a 5-0 shutout on Friday. The victory was familiar territory for the Spartans, who have now won three games in a row.

The result came thanks to Alyson Clarke's shutout, as she gave up just four hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-low in earned runs (zero).

Ava Cauley

Hits (Career)

03/28/25 vs Elko	3
03/15/25 @ Sparks	2
03/07/25 vs Truckee	2
03/22/25 @ Dayton	1
02/28/25 vs Faith Lutheran	1

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ava Cauley, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.

Spring Creek pushed their record up to 9-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Elko, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 10-6 record.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Spring Creek hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Elko struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.