Mallard Creek is 6-0 against West Mecklenburg since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Mallard Creek Mavericks will be playing at home against the West Mecklenburg Hawks at 6:30 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Mallard Creek gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Chambers a 9-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mallard Creek.
Not much got past Breton MacNeil, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Chambers off the board. MacNeil has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Colin McCartney was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Jaden McKay was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, West Mecklenburg scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They blew past Harding University 24-10. Winning may never get old, but West Mecklenburg sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
West Mecklenburg got a massive performance out of Davion Reid, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Gerardo, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances.
The victory got Mallard Creek back to even at 12-12. As for West Mecklenburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-12-1 record this season.
West Mecklenburg's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Mallard Creek hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .338. It's a different story for West Mecklenburg, though, as they've only averaged .239. Will they be able to contain Mallard Creek's hitters?
Mallard Creek took their win against West Mecklenburg in their previous matchup last Friday by a conclusive 12-3. Will Mallard Creek repeat their success, or does West Mecklenburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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