Mill Creek and Brookwood are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2017, but likely not for long. The Mill Creek Hawks will stay at home for another game and welcome the Brookwood Broncos at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Mill Creek duked it out withCollins Hill on Thursday. Mill Creek walked away with a 12-8 victory over Collins Hill.
Madison Pena made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mill Creek let Blair McClain and Ava Brookshire loose on the outfield. McClain got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base, while Brookshire scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Thetford, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mill Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Brookwood had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They never let the Wildcats onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. Considering the Broncos have won 15 matchups by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lorelei Sullivan was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Madalynne Tingle, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
Mill Creek is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Brookwood, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Mill Creek hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Brookwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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