Softball Recap: Reese Decker's big game can't quite lead Silver Creek over Tri-West Hendricks

By Team Reports Jun 3, 2024, 3:54pm

Softball Recap: Silver Creek Dragons vs. Tri-West Hendricks Bruins

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Silver Creek can now relate to. They fell just short of the Tri-West Hendricks Bruins by a score of 1-0 on Monday. Silver Creek's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Kennedy Caudill spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Silver Creek saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reese Decker, who went 1-for-3 with a double.

On Tri-West Hendricks' side, not much got past Audrey Lowry, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Silver Creek off the board.

Silver Creek's loss dropped their record down to 30-7. As for Tri-West Hendricks, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-6 record this season.

As of now, neither Silver Creek nor Tri-West Hendricks have any future games scheduled.

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