The Middle Creek Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Panther Creek Catamounts at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Middle Creek will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Middle Creek's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Green Level as Middle Creek made off with a 16-0 win.
Hailey Hoeft made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Hoeft was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Leah Gore was a standout: she went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Madelyn Herndon was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Panther Creek scored first but ultimately less than Holly Springs in their matchup on Tuesday. They took an 11-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Hawks. Panther Creek has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lauren Newman made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Burt, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Middle Creek is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Panther Creek, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7.
Middle Creek suffered a grim 15-3 defeat to Panther Creek in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Panther Creek's Layla Lamar, who fired off four home runs and ten RBI while going 4-for-4. Now that Middle Creek 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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