Silver Creek is 0-5 against Floyd Central since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Silver Creek Dragons will be playing at home against the Floyd Central Highlanders at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Floyd Central is hoping to do on Thursday what Salem couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Silver Creek's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Everything went Silver Creek's way against Salem as Silver Creek made off with a 15-1 victory.
Kennedy Caudill and Tessa Gibson made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Caudill struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Gibson tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Caudill got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three RBI and a double, while Gibson scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Reese Decker was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Lily Allen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Floyd Central entered their tilt with Lanesville with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 9-2 win on Monday. That's two games straight that Floyd Central has won by exactly seven runs.
Maddie Luckhardt and Addy Ware did most of the damage at the plate: Luckhardt scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Ware scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Ware is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last six games she's played.
Silver Creek is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. As for Floyd Central, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-4.
Silver Creek came up short against Floyd Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 5-0. Thankfully for Silver Creek, Emory Waterbury (who didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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