The Creekside Knights will take on the Bartram Trail Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Creekside will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Creekside had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Beachside on Tuesday. The Knights put the hurt on the Barracudas with a sharp 12-2 win. The Knights not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 11th.
Arianna Carrigan
| 04/01/25 vs Beachside | 3 |
| 02/21/25 @ Mandarin | 2 |
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Arianna Carrigan was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hailey Cunningham, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Emma Campbell, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Creekside always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Beachside only posted an OBP of .217.
Meanwhile, Bartram Trail had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They never let the Toros get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory.
Creekside's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Bartram Trail, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.
Creekside skirted past Bartram Trail 5-4 when the teams last played back in March. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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