Lake Shore is still undefeated this season after their match against Silver Creek on Monday, but Silver Creek came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Lake Shore Eagles skirted past the Silver Creek Black Knights 6-4. That's more bragging rights for Lake Shore, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Silver Creek's part, Rylee Weiskerger was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Weiskerger has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Weiskerger was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Laneya Olsen was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kyla Ziegler, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Lake Shore's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Silver Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Lake Shore will head out on the road to challenge Cheektowaga at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Silver Creek, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Brocton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Silver Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
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