Spring Creek waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with 15 straight wins... but they left with 16. They walked away with an 8-4 win over the Lowry Buckaroos. That's two games straight that Spring Creek has won by exactly four runs.
Dillon Payne was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off 11 hits. Payne was also big at the plate, going 1-for-1 with three RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on PJ Zubiria, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Wyatt Sandoval was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
On Lowry's side, Connor Peterson and Brayden Dennis stepped up to the plate in a big way. Peterson scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Dennis scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Spring Creek pushed their record up to 21-1 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lowry, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-15.
Spring Creek will head out on the road to square off against Fernley at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Fernley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Lowry, they are on the road again on Friday to play Churchill County at 4:00 p.m. Lowry has given up an average of 8.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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