The Silver Creek Black Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Forestville Central Hornets at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Silver Creek is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Silver Creek is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Brocton (and have done all season long). Silver Creek was the clear victor by a 13-0 margin over Brocton on Tuesday.
Maddie Blair was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Blair has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Blair was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Silver Creek got a massive performance out of Kyla Ziegler, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Molly Becker was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Forestville Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Randolph. Forestville Central has not had much luck with Randolph recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Forestville Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aspen VanArsdale, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Silver Creek's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Forestville Central, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Silver Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Forestville Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Silver Creek skirted past Forestville Central 2-1 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Forestville Central's Megan Gruber, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Silver Creek still be able to contain Gruber? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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