The Silver Creek Dragons will head out on the road to face off against the Oldham County Colonels at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Silver Creek is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Silver Creek stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over Jennings County.
Tessa Gibson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Reese Decker and Lily Allen did most of the damage at the plate: Decker went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI, while Allen scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaitlyn Whitlock, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Oldham County sidestepped Great Crossing for a 5-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oldham County.
Silver Creek pushed their record up to 13-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Oldham County, their win bumped their record up to 10-5.
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