Pine Creek has been on the road for five straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Rampart Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pine Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Pine Creek is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Mullen on Friday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs.
Pine Creek saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Olson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Rampart was not the first on the board last Wednesday, but they got there more often. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over Liberty. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rampart.
Pine Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Rampart, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pine Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rampart struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Pine Creek's way against Rampart in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Pine Creek made off with an 11-0 victory. Will Pine Creek repeat their success, or does Rampart have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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