Softball Preview: Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs vs. Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts
Deer Creek-Mackinaw has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Deer Creek-Mackinaw is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, Deer Creek-Mackinaw had just enough and edged El Paso-Gridley out 10-8.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw got a great performance from Emily Stauffer as she struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Byrkleigh Kraft was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Elise Hahn, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Illinois Valley Central lost 12-1 to Metamora on Monday. Illinois Valley Central has not had much luck with Metamora recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8. As for Illinois Valley Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-14.
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