The Creekside Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Tocoi Creek Toros at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Creekside will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, Creekside earned a 7-4 victory over St. Augustine.
Roman Bascelli looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned run off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Michael Bysheim was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a triple. Adam Harvey was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tocoi Creek fell victim to Bartram Trail and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bears by a score of 1-0. Tocoi Creek's defeat signaled the end of their 14-game winning streak.
Brayden Harris was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
Creekside has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Tocoi Creek, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Creekside has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tocoi Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Creekside came up short against Tocoi Creek in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 4-0. Can Creekside avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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