Deep Creek has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Hickory Hawks at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Tuesday, everything went Deep Creek's way against Lakeland as Deep Creek made off with a 13-3 win.
Sydney Seals was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Seals has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Seals was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Nina Goebel was incredible, going 3-for-5 with seven RBI, two triples, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Izzy Shollenbarger, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Hickory had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Wildcats an 11-0 shutout. Hickory's victory was all the more impressive since Great Bridge was averaging only 3.8 runs allowed on the season.
Deep Creek's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1-1. As for Hickory, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-1-1 record this season.
Deep Creek might still be hurting after the 9-3 defeat they got from Hickory when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Deep Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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