There's no place like home for West Creek, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Northwest Vikings 8-7. That result was just more of the same for these two, as West Creek also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2023.
Nathan Lucas made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit, only one earned run while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. Lucas was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Donte Castro was excellent, going 2-for-3 with four RBI. Alik George was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
The victory got West Creek back to even at 10-10. As for Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
West Creek will have a chance to go back-to-back against Northwest: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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