Holly Springs is 8-2 against Panther Creek since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Holly Springs Golden Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Panther Creek Catamounts at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Holly Springs' favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Panther Creek has been banged up by 16 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Holly Springs is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Apex (and have done all season long). Holly Springs never let Apex onto the board and left with a 6-0 win on Friday. That's two games straight that Holly Springs has won by exactly six runs.
Noah Rhoades was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rhoades was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Drake Della Ratta, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Panther Creek had to settle for a 6-4 loss against Middle Creek on Friday.
Panther Creek saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Day, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Eli Doucette was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Panther Creek didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Middle Creek only tossed four.
Holly Springs has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Panther Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-21.
Panther Creek's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Holly Springs has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Panther Creek, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1. Will Holly Springs keep running through batters, or will Panther Creek buck the trend?
Everything went Holly Springs' way against Panther Creek in their previous matchup last Thursday as Holly Springs made off with an 18-0 victory. Will Holly Springs repeat their success, or does Panther Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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