The Deep Creek Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Menchville Monarchs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Deep Creek's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches.
Deep Creek is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Oscar Smith (and have done all season long). Deep Creek blew past Oscar Smith 10-1. Ten seems to be a good number for Deep Creek as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Sydney Seals made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Seals has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Seals was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Alynn Sims was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Rae Baggett was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Menchville fell victim to Gloucester and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They suffered a tough 15-0 loss at the hands of the Dukes. Menchville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Deep Creek's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1-1. As for Menchville, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4-1.
Everything went Deep Creek's way against Menchville in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Deep Creek made off with a 6-0 win. Will Deep Creek repeat their success, or does Menchville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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