Creekside is 3-0 against Drew since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Creekside Seminoles will face off against Drew at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Creekside has four straight wins, Drew has 44 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Creekside's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Mays with a sharp 19-0 victory. Considering the Seminoles have won 11 contests by more than seven runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Rhianna Weaver Weaver was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three runs.
In other batting news, Creekside let Sanai Smith and LIndsey Catuy Moore loose on the outfield. Smith scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Moore scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Smith has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aneesa Hall, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Creekside lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Drew lost 20-2 to Forest Park on Tuesday.
Creekside is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Drew, their loss dropped their record down to 0-20.
Everything went Creekside's way against Drew in their previous matchup on September 3rd, as Creekside made off with an 18-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Creekside since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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