With a playoff game on the line, Mill Creek rose to the challenge on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Chapel Hill Panthers as they made off with a 16-7 win. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Addison Ursetta looked comfortable as she pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, she also racked up three strikeouts, the mostshe's had since back in September.
At the plate, Mill Creek got a massive performance out of Ava Brookshire, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Brookshire is also on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now hit three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Blair McClain was another key player, going 3-for-3 with three runs and four RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mill Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Mill Creek is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Chapel Hill, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-15.
Mill Creek will have a chance to go back-to-back against Chapel Hill: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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