Mill Creek is 2-8 against North Gwinnett since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Mill Creek Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Gwinnett Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Mill Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, everything went Mill Creek's way against Collins Hill as Mill Creek made off with a 16-7 win. Considering the Hawks have won nine contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ava Brookshire was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Blair McClain, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mill Creek hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, North Gwinnett came up short against Brookwood on Tuesday and fell 8-5.
Mill Creek's victory bumped their record up to 14-5. As for North Gwinnett, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-9 record this season.
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