For the second straight game, Elko will face off against Spring Creek. Elko will head out to challenge Spring Creek at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Elko's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Spring Creek's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Elko had been on a four-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Spring Creek put an end to it on Friday. Elko took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Spring Creek. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
For Spring Creek's part, not much got past Alyson Clarke, who gave up just four hits to keep Elko off the board. The dominant performance also gave Clarke a new career-low in earned runs (zero).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ava Cauley, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
Spring Creek has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. Elko moved to 10-6 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Elko hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Spring Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 1 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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