Tates Creek came tearing into Saturday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Simon Kenton Pioneers 7-6. That's two games straight that Tates Creek has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Thomas Seigler, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with two doubles, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Doolin, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
Tates Creek is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-13 record this season. As for Simon Kenton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 21-11.
Tates Creek will stay at home for another game and welcome Lafayette at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Simon Kenton, they are on the road again on Monday to play Dixie Heights at 5:30 p.m. Simon Kenton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Dixie Heights' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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