Creekside owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Midtown Knights as the Creekside Seminoles made off with a 9-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Seminoles, who have now won nine games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Rhianna Weaver Weaver was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last ten games she's played.
In other batting news, Maya Smith was excellent, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Creekside didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 10.
Creekside has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Midtown, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-2 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Creekside will face off against Jackson at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Midtown, they are taking a road trip to challenge Forest Park at 5:55 p.m. on Thursday. Midtown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13 runs per game this season.
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