West Creek and Northwest are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The West Creek Coyote will head out on the road to take on the Northwest Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Creek is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
On Monday, West Creek narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Northwest 8-7.
Nathan Lucas was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit, only one earned run while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. Lucas was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Donte Castro, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI. Another player making a difference was Alik George, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
The victory got West Creek back to even at 10-10. As for Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
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