The Sandy Creek Comets will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Cicero-North Syracuse Northstars at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Sandy Creek's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Sandy Creek gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Belleville Henderson Central a 22-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Cicero-North Syracuse had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Mustangs out 3-1.
Lily Hotaling spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Cicero-North Syracuse saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Payton Bach, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Sandy Creek pushed their record up to 6-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Cicero-North Syracuse, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Sandy Creek might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Cicero-North Syracuse in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Sandy Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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