The Shadow Creek Sharks will square off against the Northbrook Raiders at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Shadow Creek's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Northbrook's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Shadow Creek's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Splendora hitters got past them. Shadow Creek fell just short of Splendora by a score of 10-9 on Thursday. The Sharks' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Carlos Sepulveda was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Ezequiel Ramirez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Demari Faggins, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Shadow Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Northbrook lost 15-5 to Dekaney on Thursday.
Northbrook dropped their record down to 0-2 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Shadow Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
