The Spring Creek Gators will head out on the road to challenge the Southern Wayne Saints at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Spring Creek has three straight victories, Southern Wayne has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Even though Hobbton scored an imposing 11 runs last Tuesday, Spring Creek still came out on top. Spring Creek won by a run and slipped past Hobbton 12-11.
Sarah Hess made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits. Hess was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. Hess is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, Jasmine Valentine was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Valentine is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Heather Alexander, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Southern Wayne fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Hunt on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 8-6.
Mckenzie Strickland made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Makayla Smith, who went 4-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Spring Creek now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Southern Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Southern Wayne's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Spring Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Southern Wayne, though, as they've been averaging only 4 per game. Will Spring Creek keep running through batters, or will Southern Wayne buck the trend?
Spring Creek beat Southern Wayne 15-11 when the teams last played on March 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spring Creek since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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