Princeton and Spring Creek are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Princeton Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Spring Creek Gators at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Princeton has four straight victories, Spring Creek has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Monday, Princeton narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Hobbton 10-9.
Evan Pate looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Princeton let Sam Lopez and Noah Holloman loose on the outfield. Lopez got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple and an RBI, while Holloman scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Spring Creek fell victim to a tough 27-2 loss at the hands of North Johnston last Tuesday.
Spring Creek saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Hines, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Princeton's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Spring Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Princeton took their win against Spring Creek in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. Does Princeton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Spring Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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