Baseball Preview: Taylor Titans vs. Delphi Community Oracles
Taylor is 0-6 against Delphi Community since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Taylor Titans will stay at home for another game and welcome the Delphi Community Oracles at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Taylor will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Purdue Broad Ripple on Monday. Everything went Taylor's way against Purdue Broad Ripple as Taylor made off with a 12-2 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Taylor has managed all season.
Meanwhile, Delphi Community put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past Sheridan 14-1. Winning may never get old, but Delphi Community sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Brett Huffman made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Huffman was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Xaine Tessier was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Taylor's win bumped their record up to 3-15. As for Delphi Community, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Taylor came up short against Delphi Community in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 10-6. Can Taylor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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