In what's become a running theme this season, Spring Creek gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over the Elko Indians. The victory was nothing new for Spring Creek as they're now sitting on ten straight.
Caleb Culp was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (he also only allowed one walk). Culp has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Culp was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Logan Lopez was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5. Kellon Buege was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Elko's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derrick Jacobo, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Elko didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Spring Creek only tossed three.
Spring Creek pushed their record up to 15-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs per game. As for Elko, they have fallen quite a ways from their 21-8-1 record last season and are now at 5-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Spring Creek beat Elko by a score of 6-5 later that day.
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