Pirates
| 05/02/25 @ Providence | 1 |
| 05/01/25 vs Clarksville | 12 |
| 04/29/25 vs Madison | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ Trinity Lutheran | 17 |
| + 11 more games |
Charlestown hasn't had much luck against Silver Creek recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Pirates will square off against the Dragons at 6:00 p.m. Charlestown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Charlestown is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since May 16, 2024 on Friday. They lost 11-1 to Providence. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Pirates' biggest loss of the season was also their lowest-scoring.
Meanwhile, Silver Creek entered their tilt with Southwestern on Saturday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rebels a 12-0 shutout. Considering the Dragons have won six matches by more than seven runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Hudson Garten tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Spencer Durham was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Grant, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one run.
Silver Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwestern only posted a batting average of .071.
Silver Creek pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Charlestown, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.
Charlestown might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Silver Creek in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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