
Knights
05/06/25 vs Racine Horlick | 20 |
04/26/25 vs Taft | 12 |
04/18/25 @ New Berlin Eisenhower | 12 |
04/18/25 @ New Berlin Eisenhower | 12 |
05/05/25 vs Westosha Central | 11 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oak Creek). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Racine Horlick Rebels a 20-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Rebels recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Claire Mank made a splash while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Mank was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Oak Creek got a massive performance out of Aly Skrobis, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Rita Sippy, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Oak Creek always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .651. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Oak Creek's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Racine Horlick, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Looking ahead, Oak Creek will face off against Franklin at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Racine Horlick, they will challenge Brown Deer at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Rebels are facing the Falcons at the right time seeing as the Falcons are stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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