Mill Creek is 1-8 against Buford since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Mill Creek Hawks will square off against the Buford Wolves at 5:55 p.m. Mill Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.7 runs per game this season.
Mill Creek is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Brookwood just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Broncos by a score of 4-3.
Kenzie Fitch was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off nine hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Blair McClain was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a home run and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Brookshire, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Mill Creek hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most three strikeouts in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Buford faced Dacula in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Buford skirted past Dacula 4-2.
Mill Creek's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4. As for Buford, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with that win, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Mill Creek suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Buford in their previous matchup back in August. Can Mill Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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