The Creek Wood Red Hawks will venture away from home to challenge the Portland Panthers on Friday. Creek Wood's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Portland's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Creek Wood fell victim to McNairy Central and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bobcats. The Red Hawks' loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
Creek Wood saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaycee Dillehay, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Portland hadn't done well against Station Camp recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Panthers came out on top against the Bison by a score of 6-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Portland has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-14 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Creek Wood, their defeat dropped their record down to 28-13.
Everything went Creek Wood's way against Portland when the teams last played back in April of 2023, as Creek Wood made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Hawks 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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