The Rock Creek Academy Lions will head out on the road to take on the Springs Valley Blackhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Rock Creek Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against South Central on Thursday. They suffered a rough 19-0 loss at the hands of the Rebels. The defeat means Rock Creek Academy is still on the hunt for the season's first 'W'.
Meanwhile, Springs Valley owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Loogootee 1-0.
Lily Hickman made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over eight innings pitched. Hickman has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season. Hickman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Hickman wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Karson Dalton, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
Rock Creek Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Springs Valley, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
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