Halfway has gone 8-2 against Macks Creek recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Halfway Cardinals will challenge the Macks Creek Pirates at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Macks Creek is hoping to do what Wheatland couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Halfway's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Everything went Halfway's way against Wheatland as Halfway made off with a 13-3 win.
Meanwhile, Macks Creek entered their tilt with Tuscumbia on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 11-3 victory.
Brooklyn Downing was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. That's the most strikeouts she has posted in her last 14 games.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Savannah Leach, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. What's more, she also posted a .667 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted in her last 13 matches. Another player making a difference was Ava Willis, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Macks Creek didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're strikeout total in three consecutive contests.
Halfway has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Macks Creek, their record now sits at 11-9.
Halfway took their win against Macks Creek in their previous meeting on Friday by a conclusive 9-0. Will Halfway repeat their success, or does Macks Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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