Baseball Game Preview: Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs vs. Tri-Valley Vikings

Chiefs

Runs

04/30/25 @ Lexington	9
04/28/25 @ Tremont	1
04/26/25 @ Peoria Notre Dame	6
04/25/25 vs Fisher	17
04/23/25 vs LeRoy	8
+ 17 more games

Deer Creek-Mackinaw is 2-8 against Tri-Valley since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Chiefs will square off against the Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Deer Creek-Mackinaw is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

On Wednesday, Deer Creek-Mackinaw didn't have quite enough to beat Lexington and fell 10-9. The Chiefs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Chuck Hathaway led a balanced group of hitters, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Parker Eggenberger, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Tri-Valley suffered their closest loss since May 8, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Rantoul by a score of 4-2.

Deer Creek-Mackinaw's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Tri-Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-5-1 record this season.