The Creekside Knights will head out on the road to square off against the University Christian Christians at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Creekside: 3.8, University Christian: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Creekside took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with an 8-5 win over Trinity Christian Academy.
Roman Bascelli looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Adam Harvey was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Sean Ashenfelder was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, University Christian had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wildcats and snuck past 4-3. That's two games straight that University Christian has won by just one run.
Philip Locke looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Camden Harnage and Bryson Harnage did most of the damage at the plate: Harnage went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double, while Harnage scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Creekside has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for University Christian, they pushed their record up to 13-9 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Creekside took their win against University Christian when the teams last played back in March of 2016 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Creekside 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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