Swartz Creek has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Fenton Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Saturday, everything went Swartz Creek's way against Haslett as Swartz Creek made off with an 8-2 win.
Meanwhile, Fenton had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wolves a 10-0 shutout. Considering Fenton has won 13 matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Lillian Tillier made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Tillier has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Tillier was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lily Turkowski, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as she's now brought in three or more in the last three games she's played. Taryn Craven was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Swartz Creek's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10. As for Fenton, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
Swartz Creek might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Fenton when the teams last played back in April. Can Swartz Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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