The Deep Creek Hornets are taking a road trip to take on the First Colonial Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Deep Creek will be strutting in after a victory while First Colonial will be coming in after a defeat.
While Hornets fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Thursday's season opener. Everything went their way against King's Fork on Thursday as Deep Creek made off with a 14-1 win. The Hornets haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Larah Fray made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Fray was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Deep Creek got a big performance out of Hailey Lack, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Nina Goebel, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, First Colonial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 7-1 to Ocean Lakes.
Maura Haesler was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-2.
Deep Creek beat First Colonial 5-1 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Deep Creek 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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