South Gibson and Creek Wood squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but South Gibson had to settle for second. They lost 9-0 to the Creek Wood Red Hawks. The shutout was out of character for South Gibson seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
For Creek Wood's part, Elizabeth Martin made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Martin has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 15 consecutive pitching appearances. Martin was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Creek Wood got a massive performance out of Zoe Cooper, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Laila Downs-Darden, who went 4-for-5 with three RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for South Gibson and nudges their season record down to 29-10-1. As for Creek Wood, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 28-9 record this season.
South Gibson does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Creek Wood, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 6-5 win vs. Soddy Daisy on the 23rd.
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