Baseball Preview: Delphi Community Oracles vs. Peru Tigers
The Delphi Community Oracles will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Peru Tigers at 5:30 p.m. Delphi Community is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
After only one run in their last contest, Delphi Community made sure to put some runs up on the board against Pioneer on Tuesday. Delphi Community came out on top against Pioneer by a score of 11-6.
Levi Coghill made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Coghill was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Hunter Wandrei, who fired off two home runs and seven RBI while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Peru pushed their score all the way to 15 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Northwestern by a score of 16-15. Peru has struggled against Northwestern recently, as their game on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Reis Bellar made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs while going 4-for-7. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxson Manriquez, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Peru was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Delphi Community's record now sits at 2-3. As for Peru, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Delphi Community has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Peru struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Delphi Community came up short against Peru in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 9-6. Can Delphi Community avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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