Spring Creek has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Fernley Vaqueros at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Spring Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Spring Creek might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 9-6 to Lowry, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Spring Creek has not had much luck with Lowry recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Mackenzie Morfin made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ashlynn Sorenson, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Meanwhile, Fernley waltzed into their matchup in Saturday's second game with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Dust Devils a 4-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Emma Masters's shutout, as she gave up just one hit.
At the plate, Hunter Lyle was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Sara Moffett, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Spring Creek's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Fernley, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Spring Creek hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Fernley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Spring Creek came up short against Fernley in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 7-4. Can Spring Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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