The Silver Creek Raiders will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Christopher Cougars at 4:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Silver Creek had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against Prospect.
Meanwhile, Christopher scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over Pioneer. Considering Christopher has won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Danielle Keller looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Christopher got a massive performance out of Melissa Lugo, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Zoe Griffin, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Silver Creek's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Christopher, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-9.
Silver Creek might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Christopher when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Christopher's Chanel Lucio, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that Silver Creek knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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