Preview: Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs vs. Havana Ducks
Deer Creek-Mackinaw is 0-5 against Havana since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs will be playing at home against the Havana Ducks at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, everything went Deer Creek-Mackinaw's way against Richwoods as Deer Creek-Mackinaw made off with an 18-8 victory.
Kenzie Knowles was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Knowles was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Ally McDaniel was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Kate Schmidgall, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Havana came into Tuesday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Pleasant Plains on Tuesday and snuck past 5-4. The win was just what Havana needed coming off of a 10-0 defeat in their prior contest.
The victory got Deer Creek-Mackinaw back to even at 1-1. As for Havana, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Deer Creek-Mackinaw couldn't quite finish off Havana in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for Deer Creek-Mackinaw, Taryn Wickman (who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (she also didn't allow any walks)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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