Macks Creek is on a 12-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Climax Springs a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Macks Creek Pirates will take on the Climax Springs Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Macks Creek will head into Monday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Stoutland on Monday but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 11-point defeat they were dealt last Friday. Macks Creek fell just short of Stoutland by a score of 8-6.
Dakota Willis was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Willis was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Willis wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Joshua Botta, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Nicholas Hicks was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Macks Creek was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stoutland didn't hit any.
Meanwhile, Climax Springs fell victim to a tough 10-4 loss at the hands of Hermitage on Tuesday.
Tyrus Butterfield made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double.
Macks Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Climax Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Macks Creek came up short against Climax Springs in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 7-4. Can Macks Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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