Deer Creek-Mackinaw entered their tilt with Midwest Central/Illini Central with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Midwest Central/Illini Central Raiders a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for Deer Creek-Mackinaw, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Kenzie Knowles, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Midwest Central/Illini Central off the board. Knowles has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Deer Creek-Mackinaw's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Cottingham, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Midwest Central/Illini Central didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Deer Creek-Mackinaw only tossed eight.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Midwest Central/Illini Central, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-16.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Deer Creek-Mackinaw's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on El Paso-Gridley at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Deer Creek-Mackinaw is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Midwest Central/Illini Central, they will be playing at home against Richwoods at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Richwoods is coming into the contest with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Midwest Central/Illini Central will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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