Pine Creek came tearing into Monday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Doherty Spartans 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Pine Creek also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Lukas Genin tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, Pine Creek saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cannon Budge, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Doherty's side, Matthew Dawkins was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. Dawkins is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Pine Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Doherty, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 7-9.
Pine Creek will be playing at home against Liberty at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Liberty will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Doherty, they will be playing at home against Rampart at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Doherty has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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