The Waverly Central Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Creek Wood Red Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Saturday. Waverly Central fell just short of Lexington by a score of 5-4. The loss was Waverly Central's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Creek Wood took care of business in their home opener on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand East Hickman County a 5-0 shutout.
Not much got past Aleigha McCord, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep East Hickman County off the board. What's more, McCord gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest she's had since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Kendal Bryant was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Jaycee Dillehay, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Creek Wood hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Waverly Central's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Creek Wood, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Waverly Central skirted past Creek Wood 4-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Does Waverly Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Creek Wood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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