Spring Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 16-0 walloping at the hands of the Princeton Bulldogs. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Spring Creek of the 24-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on April 9th.
Spring Creek saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylan Kornegay, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On Princeton's side, Sam Lopez made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Lopez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Ashton Massey was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Matthew Oldham, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Spring Creek's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Princeton, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-5.
Spring Creek will head out on the road to take on Goldsboro at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Goldsboro is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Princeton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Beddingfield at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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