Silver Creek is 7-2 against Charlestown since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Silver Creek Dragons are on the road again to play the Charlestown Pirates at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Silver Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Madison an 11-0 shutout. 11 seems to be a good number for Silver Creek as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Tessa Gibson, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Allen, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Charlestown had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 10-0 victory.
Silver Creek is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-6 record this season. As for Charlestown, their win bumped their record up to 24-3.
Silver Creek took their victory against Charlestown in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Silver Creek since the team 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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