Pine Creek has gone 8-2 against Doherty recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Pine Creek Eagles will take on the Doherty Spartans at 3:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pine Creek has three straight victories, Doherty has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pine Creek will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Vista Ridge, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Pine Creek's way against Vista Ridge on Thursday as Pine Creek made off with a 12-6 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Doherty and Liberty met for a duel on Thursday where Doherty had to take the L. Doherty lost 19-6 to Liberty.
Cayla Baker was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. She is also on a roll when it comes to triples, as she's now hit at least one in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Payton Cordova, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Pine Creek is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Doherty, their loss dropped their record down to 4-17.
Everything went Pine Creek's way against Doherty when the teams last played back in September, as Pine Creek made off with a 14-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Creek since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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