Softball Preview: Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs vs. Heyworth Hornets
Deer Creek-Mackinaw is 1-7 against Heyworth since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs will face off against the Heyworth Hornets at 12:00 p.m. Deer Creek-Mackinaw is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Illinois Valley Central just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Grey Ghosts by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Deer Creek-Mackinaw couldn't push the score so high this time.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elise Hahn, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Heyworth came into Wednesday's game having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let St. Teresa onto the board and left with a 9-0 win on Wednesday.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-9. As for Heyworth, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw took their win against Heyworth in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 10-0. Will Deer Creek-Mackinaw repeat their success, or does Heyworth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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