Silver Creek is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Windsor is on a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Silver Creek Raptors will take on the Windsor Wizards at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Silver Creek earned a 7-3 victory over Holy Family. The win was just what Silver Creek needed coming off of a 12-2 loss in their prior contest.
Silver Creek got a great performance from Nolan Gaccetta as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jake Oster, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Windsor faced Falcon in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Windsor had just enough and edged Falcon out 2-1. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Windsor has scored all season.
The win got Silver Creek back to even at 4-4. As for Windsor, their victory bumped their record up to 10-0.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Silver Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Windsor struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Silver Creek took their win against Windsor in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-7. Will Silver Creek repeat their success, or does Windsor have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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