Green Level is 0-5 against Middle Creek since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Green Level Gators will head out on the road to face off against the Middle Creek Mustangs at 6:00 p.m.
Green Level was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. Their rough 10-1 loss to Green Hope might stick with them for a while. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Green Level couldn't push the score so high this time.
Green Level saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keller Czech, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Green Level didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of 11 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Middle Creek got the win against Sanderson on Thursday by a conclusive 14-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Middle Creek.
Pat Queen looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Middle Creek let Riley Cuddy and John Lupienski loose on the outfield. Cuddy went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and a double, while Lupienski scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Lytle, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Green Level's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Middle Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Green Level came up short against Middle Creek in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 5-2. Thankfully for Green Level, Chace Chaplin (who tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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