Winfield waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the North Point Grizzlies onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Winfield also won the last time the pair played on Wednesday.
Not much got past Brady Creech, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep North Point off the board. Creech has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Winfield's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Camden Palmer, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Winfield has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for North Point, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-12.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Winfield will take on Troy-Buchanan at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Winfield: 3.3, Troy-Buchanan: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for North Point, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Hazelwood West at 9:00 a.m.
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