Baseball Recap: Silver Creek Takes a Loss

Silver Creek extended their losing streak to four on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 8-9 in the process. They came up short against the Holy Family Tigers, falling 13-4. The Raptors were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.

Silver Creek saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Spiegel, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.

As for Holy Family, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. 13 seems to be a good number for they as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

On Holy Family's side, Kaden Hopkin was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Hopkin has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, earning two RBI and one run.

In other pitching news, Holy Family got a great performance from Brendan Ward as he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. That's the most strikeouts Ward has posted since back in March.

Back at the plate, Logan Seifarth was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Holy Family is undefeated when Seifarth posts two or more runs, but 4-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Dustin Bennett, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Silver Creek will venture away from home to face off against Horizon at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Holy Family, they will head out to challenge Frederick at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Golden Eagles have averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season.