Middle Creek is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will be playing at home against the Sanderson Spartans at 6:00 p.m. Middle Creek has given up an average of 8.2 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Middle Creek is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Harnett Central on Wednesday. They lost 11-1 to the Trojans.
Middle Creek saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Sessoms, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Meanwhile, Sanderson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southern Nash.
ROBERT BIGAN and Sawyer Cannon were huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, BIGAN struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Cannon pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. BIGAN has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. At bat, BIGAN went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Cannon went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that BIGAN has hit this season.
Sanderson's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Middle Creek, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Everything went Middle Creek's way against Sanderson in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Middle Creek made off with a 14-3 victory. Do the Mustangs have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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