Silver Creek had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the New Albany Bulldogs. That's more bragging rights for Silver Creek, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Tessa Gibson made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Gibson has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Gibson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Kaitlyn Whitlock and Lily Allen did most of the damage at the plate: 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. Another player making a difference was Reese Decker, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
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 New Albany, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-9.
Silver Creek will head out on the road to take on Seymour at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Seymour will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for New Albany, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Bloomington North at 10:00 a.m.
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