On Tuesday Midtown will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Creekside Seminoles at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Midtown's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Drew as Midtown made off with a 15-0 win.
Elle Anderson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Anderson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Midtown got a massive performance out of Maggie Morran, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three stolen bases, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Megan Bookspun, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Midtown was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .647. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .474 or higher in three consecutive games.
Creekside never got on the board in their matchup on Tuesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Forest Park last Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over the Panthers.
Like Midtown, Creekside also got a great game from a two-way player: Dallas Hill. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Hill was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Maya Smith was incredible, scoring a run and stealing five bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Aneesa Hall, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Midtown pushed their record up to 10-1 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Creekside, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Midtown hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 2.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Creekside struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Midtown skirted past Creekside 10-9 in their previous matchup back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Midtown 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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