The Mill Creek Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Brookwood Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Brookwood is hoping to do what Mountain View couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Mill Creek's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Mill Creek put the hurt on Mountain View with a sharp 13-1 win.
Kenzie Fitch looked comfortable as she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Ava Brookshire was incredible, firing off two home runs, seven RBI, and a triple while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Alaina Lyons, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mill Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .607. The last time their OBP was this high was back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Brookwood had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They blew past the Panthers 11-1.
The team relied heavily on Keren Leal, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Nora Hillmer, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Mill Creek's record is now 12-3. As for Brookwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Monday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Mill Creek hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of 0. However, it's not like Brookwood struggles in that department as they've averaged 0. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Mill Creek came up short against Brookwood in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 10-7. Can Mill Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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