The Silver Creek Dragons will head out on the road to take on the Seymour Owls at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Silver Creek has four straight wins, Seymour has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Thursday, Silver Creek beat New Albany 6-1.
Tessa Gibson was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Gibson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Gibson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Silver Creek let Kaitlyn Whitlock and Lily Allen loose on the outfield. Whitlock scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Allen scored a run while going 2-for-3. Whitlock hasn't dropped below three hits for three straight games. Reese Decker was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Seymour fell victim to Columbus East and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Olympians by a score of 2-0.
Silver Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Seymour, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Silver Creek took their victory against Seymour in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 16-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Silver Creek 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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