Mill Creek has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the North Gwinnett Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mill Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
Mill Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Brookwood, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Mill Creek was ranked 13th). Mill Creek took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of Brookwood on Monday. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Broncos recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Alaina Lyons made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ronnie Wade, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, North Gwinnett came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Broncos by a score of 11-6. North Gwinnett's victory was all the more impressive since the Broncos were averaging only 2.54 runs allowed on the season.
Mill Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for North Gwinnett, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-10.
Everything went Mill Creek's way against North Gwinnett in their previous meeting back in September, as Mill Creek made off with a 19-11 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mill 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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