West Creek has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Hume-Fogg Blue Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Creek has not done well against Northeast recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. West Creek came out on top against Northeast by a score of 5-1. The victory was just what West Creek needed coming off of a 12-2 loss in their prior contest.
Andres Garcia-Ortiz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aiden Urdiales, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Donte Castro, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Hume-Fogg made easy work of McGavock on Tuesday and carried off a 13-5 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hume-Fogg.
Brady Schneiderman was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Schneiderman has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Schneiderman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jacob Creekmore was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Matthew Mertes was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
West Creek now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Hume-Fogg, the victory also got them back to even at 3-3.
West Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Hume-Fogg when the teams last played back in March of 2022, sneaking past 6-4. Will West Creek repeat their success, or does Hume-Fogg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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