After five games on the road, Swartz Creek is heading back home. They will take on the Linden Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, everything went Swartz Creek's way against Kearsley as Swartz Creek made off with a 10-2 win.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Linden gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Kearsley an 18-0 shutout. While fans of Linden might be used to big wins, the 18-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Sophia Helm was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Helm has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Helm was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Linden let Morgan Piotrovsky and Ava Siegwald loose on the outfield. Piotrovsky went 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI, while Siegwald scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Maizy Aeschliman was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Swartz Creek's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Linden, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-3.
Swartz Creek might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Linden when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Linden's Kayla Widner, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Now that Swartz Creek knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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