Pine Valley Central is 0-8 against Silver Creek since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Pine Valley Central Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Silver Creek Black Knights at 5:00 p.m.
Pine Valley Central is is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Saturday. They lost 21-4 to Gowanda.
Meanwhile, Silver Creek came tearing into Tuesday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Cardinals as they made off with a 7-1 win. The result was nothing new for Silver Creek, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Rylee Weiskerger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Weiskerger has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Weiskerger was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Makayla Kelly, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kyla Ziegler, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Pine Valley Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Silver Creek, their victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Pine Valley Central suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Silver Creek in their previous meeting on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Weiskerger, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Pine Valley Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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