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| 04/17/25 - Home | 10-4 W |
| 04/15/25 - Away | 2-3 L |
| 02/18/25 - Home | 12-11 W |
| 02/23/24 - Home | 6-5 W |
| 02/15/24 - Home | 10-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
After only two runs in their last contest, Silver Creek made sure to put some runs up on the board against Mt. Pleasant on Thursday. The Raiders blew past the Cardinals 10-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Giovanni Mejia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nate Spellman, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Fonseca, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Silver Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mt. Pleasant only posted an OBP of .300.
Silver Creek's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mt. Pleasant, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-5.
Coincidentally, Silver Creek and Mt. Pleasant will both be playing Overfelt the next time they take the field. The Raiders will host the Royals at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, while the Cardinals will host them at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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