The Creek Wood Red Hawks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over the Shelbyville Central Golden Eagles on Friday.
Carter Hull spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Creek Wood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Boone Harris, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Creek Wood is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Shelbyville Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-7.
Creek Wood wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, an 8-0 victory against Amanda-Clearcreek on the 19th. As for Shelbyville Central, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 7-5 win against Sycamore on the 19th.
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