Creek Wood proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 17) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the West Creek Coyote 4-3. While the Red Hawks didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Brody Butts looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero).
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At the plate, Boone Harris and Ej Larkin did most of the damage at the plate: Harris scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Larkin scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Harris has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Hunter Bennett, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Creek Wood is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. The loss snapped West Creek's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-5 record.
Coming up, Creek Wood will head out on the road to take on Grace Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for West Creek, they will host Clarksville Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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