After flying high against Evergreen Valley last Thursday, Silver Creek came back down to earth. The Raiders fell just short of the Oak Grove Eagles by a score of 13-12 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (11), the Raiders still had to take the loss.
Imani Mayo was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Monique Martinez also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen bases of the season.
Silver Creek has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. Oak Grove's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6.
Coming up, Silver Creek will welcome Washington at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Huskies have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.54 runs per game on average), something the Raiders will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Oak Grove, they will head out to square off against Del Mar at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Eagles are facing the Dons at the right time seeing as the Dons are stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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