Baseball Recap: Saturday's Victory Is Creek Wood's Seventh in Last Eight Outings

Creek Wood had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-run drubbing they dealt Amanda-Clearcreek on Saturday. The Red Hawks' pitchers stepped up to hand the Aces an 8-0 shutout.

Case Williams made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in eight consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.

In other pitching news, Creek Wood got a great performance from Brody Butts as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Butts has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

Jacob Morris

Hits (Career)

04/19/25 vs Amanda-Clearcreek	3
04/12/25 @ Dickson County	2
04/11/25 vs Dickson County	2
03/08/25 @ Siegel	2
03/03/25 @ Northeast	2

Back at the plate, Jacob Morris was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ej Larkin, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and two doubles.

Creek Wood kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matchups.

Creek Wood is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Amanda-Clearcreek, they moved to 6-4 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Creek Wood has already played their next game, a 7-4 defeat against Cookeville on the 19th. As for Amanda-Clearcreek, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 9-4 victory against Hamilton Township on the 21st.