Macks Creek is 0-9 against Walnut Grove since October of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Macks Creek Pirates will head out to square off against the Walnut Grove Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Macks Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 24-3 margin over Humansville on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Pirates with their most commanding win of the season.
Brooklyn Downing made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in September.
In other batting news, Macks Creek got a massive performance out of Madison Stoner, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Stoner a new career-high in batting average. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Green, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Walnut Grove had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They blew past the Vikings 22-1.
Macks Creek has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season. As for Walnut Grove, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-10.
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